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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Nebraska 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?

$3,157

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,157 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$759$589 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,318 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,244Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,399professional $759

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
$891.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 23rd of 51

$3,157

$759 physician + $2,399 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.