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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Colorado 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 October 2026.

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

$6,382

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,382 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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$759$603 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,512 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $11,482Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $759

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
$588.84
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Vermont than in Montana. 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

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$6,382

$759 physician + $5,623 facility

VT $7,643MT $1,633

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.