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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement

New Hampshire 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?

$1,234

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,234 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$234$117 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$191 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $81 to $2,884Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $81 to $794
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,000professional $234

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
$81.28
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,071.52
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in California than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNew Hampshire $1,234 · 42nd of 51
CA $4,745VT $445

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.