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Placement of Breast Tissue Marker, Additional Site

Maine rates for HCPCS 19282

This procedure places a small marker, such as a clip or tiny metal marker, inside the breast at an additional site to help doctors precisely locate an area of concern for a later biopsy or surgery, guided by imaging using the same method as the first marker placed during the same visit. It does not remove tissue itself, but marks a specific spot for future reference.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement of Breast Tissue Marker, Additional Site cost?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $214.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $204 to $224Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $46 to $282
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $219professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$380.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maine $138 · 44th of 51
CA $813WV $129

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.