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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

New Jersey 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?

$3,641

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,641 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$479$389 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,862 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $550 to $9,333Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $479

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
$389.05
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$11,748.98
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,174.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$14,791.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,071.52
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
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 14th of 51

$3,641

$479 physician + $3,162 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.