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Nipple And Areola Reconstruction

North Dakota 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?

$2,345

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,345 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,514 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,514$1,175 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$676 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $676 to $2,570Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $832professional $1,514

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
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,621.81
3 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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 48th of 51

$2,345

$1,514 physician + $832 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.