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Breast Wire Localization, First Lesion

Minnesota 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 $1,000 · 10th–90th $245$5,8880%10%10th90th$1,000Professionalmedian $355 · 10th–90th $141$8910%10%10th90th$355$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K

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
$93.33
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,905.46
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$812.83