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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement

Maine 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?

$372

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $525.

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 $1,380 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,943Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $79 to $661
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,380professional $316

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
$776.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,943.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14

Where Maine 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.

Maine $372 · 39th 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.