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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Michigan 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?

$3,487

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,487 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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$603$501 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,047 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $617 to $6,761Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $427 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $603

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
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,912.51
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
13 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
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,412.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 12th of 51

$3,487

$603 physician + $2,884 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.