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Removal Of Excess Male Breast Tissue

California rates for HCPCS 19300

Removes the enlarged glandular tissue from a man's chest for gynecomastia, a benign enlargement of the breast tissue. The tissue is taken out through an incision usually placed at the edge of the areola, and the chest is contoured to a flatter shape. The nipple stays in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Excess Male Breast Tissue cost?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,026 to $12,882.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $17,783Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,202
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,120professional $676

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
$3,162.28
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$22,387.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 2nd of 50

$8,511

IN $10,233WV $550

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.