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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement

South Carolina 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?

$1,829

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,829 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$170$93.33 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$398 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $93 to $8,913Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $83 to $575
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,660professional $170

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
$93.33
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$812.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $1,829 · 28th 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.