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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Alabama rates for HCPCS 19125

A breast lump or abnormal area that isn't easily felt by hand is first marked by radiology, using a thin wire or small clip placed under imaging guidance, and then surgically removed through an open incision, guided by that marker. This version covers removal of a single marked area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology cost?

$2,678

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,678 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$490$437 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,230 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $759 to $4,266Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $398 to $813
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,188professional $490

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Delaware than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlabama $2,678 · 46th of 50
DE $10,274MT $1,572

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.