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Removal of the Whole Breast

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of the Whole Breast cost?

$5,888

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $8,318.

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 $5,888 · 10th to 90th $933 to $9,550
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,888

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
$933.25
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$16,982.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $5,888 · 20th of 51
IN $14,125DE $933

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.