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Surgical Removal of a Breast Lump

Virginia 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?

$3,107

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,107 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$537$457 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$724 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $513 to $9,550Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $407 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $537

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
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
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
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 18th of 51

$3,107

$537 physician + $2,570 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.