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Nipple And Areola Reconstruction

Minnesota 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?

$3,640

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,640 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$1,778$1,259 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$912 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $661 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $813 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $1,778

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
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$25,703.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21
6 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
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 22nd of 51

$3,640

$1,778 physician + $1,862 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.