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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Florida 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?

$2,478

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,478 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$324 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,202 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $794 to $12,303Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $87 to $851
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $437

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
$398.11
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$870.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
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
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84

Where Florida 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

Florida· 30th of 51

$2,478

$437 physician + $2,042 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.