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Surgical Correction Of An Inverted Nipple

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 19355

This procedure surgically corrects one or both nipples that turn inward instead of pointing outward, a condition called nipple inversion. The surgeon releases the shortened ducts and tissue pulling the nipple inward and reshapes it to project normally. It can be done for cosmetic reasons or to help with breastfeeding difficulties, usually as an outpatient procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Correction Of An Inverted Nipple cost?

$2,633

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,633 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$813$562 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,549 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $5,495Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,230
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,000.00
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Connecticut than in Montana. 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

Hawaii· 43rd of 51

$2,633

$813 physician + $1,820 facility

CT $8,207MT $2,074

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.