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Breast Cyst Fluid Drainage

Maine rates for HCPCS 19000

A thin needle is inserted into a fluid-filled cyst in the breast to draw out (aspirate) the fluid, both to relieve discomfort from the cyst and to check the fluid if needed. It is a quick outpatient procedure usually done in a clinic, often with ultrasound used to guide the needle to the cyst.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breast Cyst Fluid Drainage cost?

$93.33

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $52.48 to $141.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,862Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $39 to $162
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $776professional $87

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Hawaii than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 46th of 51

$93.33

HI $1,202AL $89.13

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.