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Surgical Removal Of A Breast Lump Marked By Radiology

Virginia 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?

$3,280

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,280 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$501 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$813 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $537 to $9,550Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $447 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $589

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
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
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
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 20th of 51

$3,280

$589 physician + $2,692 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.