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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

North Dakota 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?

$1,841

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,841 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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$1,047$794 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$501 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $794professional $1,047

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
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
3 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 49th of 51

$1,841

$1,047 physician + $794 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.