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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 July 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology cost?

$3,159

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,159 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$501 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,072 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $631 to $6,607Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $417 to $871
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,570professional $589

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$660.69
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Delaware than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeLouisiana $3,159 · 45th of 50
DE $10,274MT $1,572

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.