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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement

Rhode Island 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?

$363

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $501.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $631 to $6,026Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $65 to $603
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,399professional $302

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
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$812.83

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $363 · 40th 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.