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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 October 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump cost?

$2,681

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,681 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$1,096$776 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$741 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $398 to $6,457Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $1,096

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
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$25,703.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,819.70
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 26th of 51

$2,681

$1,096 physician + $1,585 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.