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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump cost?

$4,091

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,091 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$776 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,445 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $501 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$40,738.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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

Minnesota· 31st of 51

$4,091

$1,072 physician + $3,020 facility

IN $8,607ND $1,372

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.