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Removal of the Whole Breast

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 19303

Removes all of the breast tissue on one side, including the nipple and the areola, through an incision across the chest. The muscles of the chest wall are left in place and no formal clearance of the armpit lymph nodes is included, though a limited node sampling may be done as a separate service. It is used to treat breast cancer, and sometimes to reduce risk in a person at high risk of developing it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of the Whole Breast cost?

$1,148

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $2,630.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $26,915Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,677
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $1,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,090.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$1,148

AK $3,890UT $617

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.