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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Nevada 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?

$2,912

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,912 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$417 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,288 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $832 to $5,495Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $380 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $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
$489.78
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,995.26
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,511.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
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
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 22nd of 51

$2,912

$513 physician + $2,399 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.