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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Alaska rates for HCPCS 19120

A surgeon makes an incision to remove a lump, cyst, or other abnormal area of tissue from the breast, along with a margin of surrounding tissue, and sends it to a lab for examination. This can be done to treat a benign growth or to remove and evaluate tissue that may be cancerous. It differs from a needle biopsy in that the tissue is removed surgically rather than sampled with a needle.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump cost?

$3,441

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,441 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,445$525 to $2,138
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$646 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $537 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $1,445

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
$1,479.11
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,348.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,388.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,884.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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

Alaska· 37th of 51

$3,441

$1,445 physician + $1,995 facility

IN $8,607ND $1,372

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.