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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Oregon 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?

$1,874

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,874 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$603 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$871 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $676 to $10,233Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $851

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
$707.95
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$13,803.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$15,135.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
13 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
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$22,908.68

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 47th of 51

$1,874

$851 physician + $1,023 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.