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Nipple And Areola Reconstruction

Alaska rates for HCPCS 19350

A reconstructive procedure that rebuilds the nipple and the darker skin around it, the areola, using the patient's own tissue, typically as one of the final steps after breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. It restores a natural-looking nipple-areola appearance rather than removing any breast tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nipple And Areola Reconstruction cost?

$4,351

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,351 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,692 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,692$912 to $3,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$955 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,571
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,660professional $2,692

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,677.35
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,370.32
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,677.35
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $4,351 · 28th of 50
IN $11,457WV $1,501

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.