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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Delaware 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?

$2,211

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,211 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$513$437 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,047 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $708 to $8,710Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $513

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
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
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 41st of 51

$2,211

$513 physician + $1,698 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.