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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Kentucky 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?

$2,279

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,279 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$417$363 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$724 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $437 to $7,244Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $339 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $417

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
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,570.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 37th of 51

$2,279

$417 physician + $1,862 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.