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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement

South Dakota 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?

$2,579

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,579 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$490$209 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$550 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $135 to $3,090Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,259
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $2,089professional $490

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$933.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,258.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$812.83

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $2,579 · 16th 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.