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Nipple And Areola Reconstruction

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Nipple And Areola Reconstruction cost?

$2,866

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,866 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$776$646 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,023 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $692 to $8,128Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $776

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,570.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,495.41
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Connecticut than in Arkansas. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 33rd of 51

$2,866

$776 physician + $2,089 facility

CT $7,673AR $2,094

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.