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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Iowa 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?

$3,246

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,246 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$955$708 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,122 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $832 to $7,943Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $955

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
$776.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,621.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 16th of 51

$3,246

$955 physician + $2,291 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.