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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump cost?

$6,315

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,315 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$537 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,512 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $977 to $11,482Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,630.27
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Vermont than in Maine. 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

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$6,315

$692 physician + $5,623 facility

VT $9,370ME $1,294

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.