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Ultrasound-Guided Breast Marker Placement

West Virginia 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?

$2,267

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,267 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $178 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$178$83.18 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,698 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,884Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $79 to $417
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,089professional $178

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
$1,412.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,905.46
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$724.44

Where West Virginia 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 feeWest Virginia $2,267 · 20th 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.