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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Connecticut 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?

$5,529

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,529 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$525 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$2,692 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,749Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $631

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
$4,570.88
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,162.28
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
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
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 5th of 51

$5,529

$631 physician + $4,898 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.