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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Louisiana 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?

$3,280

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,280 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$589$525 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,549 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,888Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $447 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $589

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
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
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
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 19th of 51

$3,280

$589 physician + $2,692 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.