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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Connecticut 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?

$5,349

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,349 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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$562$468 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$2,692 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,749Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $398 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $562

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
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
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 4th of 51

$5,349

$562 physician + $4,786 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.