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Nipple And Areola Reconstruction

Ohio 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?

$2,744

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,744 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$589 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,023 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $741 to $8,710Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,318
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $794

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
$1,202.26
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,548.82
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 39th of 51

$2,744

$794 physician + $1,950 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.