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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Tennessee 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?

$2,884

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$646$490 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,413 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $851 to $4,898Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $437 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $646

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
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 27th of 51

$2,884

$646 physician + $2,239 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.