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Placement of Breast Tissue Marker, Additional Site

New Jersey 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?

$158

Typical physician fee. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $813.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $214 to $9,772Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $42 to $380
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311professional $145

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$416.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$316.23

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $158 · 31st 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.