CPT code 19001: Breast cyst aspiration, each additional cyst2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

In Virginia, Medicare pays $25.71 for 19001 in the office and $17.50 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 19001 covers

Code 19001 represents aspiration of each additional breast cyst after the initial cyst is aspirated. A needle is placed into a distinct fluid-filled breast cyst and fluid is withdrawn; this is commonly performed by a breast surgeon, radiologist, or other qualified clinician in an office or imaging setting. It applies to additional cysts treated in the same session, not to repeated passes into one cyst.

Report 19001 only with the primary breast cyst aspiration code 19000, using one unit for each additional cyst aspirated beyond the first. The record should identify the separate cysts treated and support aspiration at each site; multiple needle passes into one cyst do not establish additional cyst units. CMS classifies 19001 as an add-on code and pays it within the primary procedure’s global period, so it is not submitted by itself. When the service samples tissue from a breast lesion rather than aspirating a cyst, use the applicable biopsy code instead.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Virginia compares for 19001

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 19001 runs from $24.02 in Arkansas to $33.20 in Alaska. Virginia pays $25.71. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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19001 rates by state

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How the 19001 rate is calculated

Each of 19001’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 19001

The CMS indicators that decide how 19001 is paid alongside other services.

Codes related to 19001

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 19001 has changed in Virginia

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Where the Virginia rate applies

Virginia is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 628 cities and communities in Virginia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbs Valley
• Abingdon
• Accomac
• Adwolf
• Afton
• Alberta
• Aldie
• Allison Gap

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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