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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Rhode Island 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?

$2,924

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,924 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$427 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,259 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,888Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $380 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $525

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
3 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
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 21st of 51

$2,924

$525 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.