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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Illinois 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?

$3,278

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,278 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$708$525 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,259 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $708 to $6,026Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,122
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $708

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
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$977.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
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
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 21st of 51

$3,278

$708 physician + $2,570 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.