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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

North Carolina 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?

$2,398

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,398 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$813$562 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$741 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $550 to $5,248Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $813

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
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
10 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
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$776.25

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$2,398

$813 physician + $1,585 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.