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Breast Cyst Fluid Drainage

Ohio 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?

$1,863

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,863 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $85.11 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$85.11$54.95 to $145
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$724 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $110 to $4,677Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $39 to $186
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $85

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
$102.33
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in Connecticut than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Ohio· 13th of 51

$1,863

$85.11 physician + $1,778 facility

CT $4,172DE $182

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.