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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Idaho 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?

$2,862

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,862 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$724$631 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,349 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $741 to $8,913Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,023
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $724

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
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,589.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
18 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
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 24th of 51

$2,862

$724 physician + $2,138 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.