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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Iowa 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?

$3,338

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,338 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$1,047$794 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,259 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $1,047

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
$870.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,445.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
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
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$602.56

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 17th of 51

$3,338

$1,047 physician + $2,291 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.