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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Georgia 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?

$2,187

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,187 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$603$501 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$891 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $589 to $5,623Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $603

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
$407.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
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
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 39th of 51

$2,187

$603 physician + $1,585 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.