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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

South 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?

$2,561

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,561 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$1,047$759 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$813 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,042Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,514
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05

Where South 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

South Dakota· 33rd of 51

$2,561

$1,047 physician + $1,514 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.