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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Indiana 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?

$4,132

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,132 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$501$427 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,148 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $631 to $12,589Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $372 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $501

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
$630.96
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
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
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 10th of 51

$4,132

$501 physician + $3,631 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.