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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

South Carolina 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?

$2,373

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,373 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$468$302 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,122 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $692 to $10,233Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $105 to $871
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $468

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
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
8 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
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$2,373

$468 physician + $1,905 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.