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Breast Cyst Fluid Drainage

Vermont 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?

$115

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $135.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $575 to $813Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $48 to $186
$50$100$200$500facility $575professional $115

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 28th of 51

$115

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.