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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement

Vermont 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?

$275

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $468.

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 $170 · 10th to 90th $170 to $182Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $79 to $537
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $170professional $275

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $275 · 48th 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.