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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Missouri 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?

$2,463

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,463 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$513$447 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,072 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,310Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,950professional $513

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
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
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
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 31st of 51

$2,463

$513 physician + $1,950 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.