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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement

Maryland 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 July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement cost?

$347

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $537.

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 $347 · 10th to 90th $41 to $955Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,288
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $347professional $347

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
$40.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$794.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 7.4 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.

Maryland $347 · 43rd of 51
CA $1,349WV $182

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.