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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 19285

A small marker, clip, or wire is placed at the site of a breast finding using ultrasound imaging for guidance, so the exact spot can be relocated later. It is typically done before a follow-up procedure such as surgical removal, to help the surgeon find the area precisely. This covers marking one site during the visit.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement cost?

$302

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $871.

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 $1,413 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,129Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$60.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,023.29
2 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Hawaii. 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$302

WI $676HI $105

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.