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Nipple And Areola Reconstruction

Nebraska 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?

$9,324

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,324 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,943 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$1,380$759 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,943$5,623 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $617 to $3,715
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,943professional $1,380

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
$3,311.31
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,165.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Nebraska 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 feeNebraska $9,324 · 5th 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.