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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 July 2026.

How much does Nipple And Areola Reconstruction cost?

$2,277

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,277 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 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$1,445$832 to $1,738
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$676 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,950
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $832professional $1,445

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
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where North Dakota 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 feeNorth Dakota $2,277 · 46th 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.