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Breast Wire Localization, First Lesion

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 19281

This procedure places a thin guide wire into the breast under mammography guidance to mark the exact location of an abnormal area before a surgeon removes it. It is done shortly before surgery so the surgeon can find and remove precisely the right tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th–90th $219$7,0790%5%10%10th90th$2,512Professionalmedian $219 · 10th–90th $91$6460%10%10th90th$219$0.5$5.0$50.0$500.0$5.0K$50.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63