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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

New Hampshire 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?

$2,880

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,880 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$692$575 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,698 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $575 to $5,248Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$467.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,073.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
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
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 23rd of 51

$2,880

$692 physician + $2,188 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.