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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Maine 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?

$2,374

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,374 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$501 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$447 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $363 to $4,169Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,096
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $1,698professional $676

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
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$61,659.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61,659.50
Median
$61,659.50
Typical High
$89,125.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
12 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
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03

Where Maine 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

Maine· 37th of 51

$2,374

$676 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.