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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Illinois 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?

$3,201

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,201 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$631$490 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,175 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $631 to $5,888Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $631

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
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,380.38
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 17th of 51

$3,201

$631 physician + $2,570 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.