CPT code 19125: Breast lesion excision, single marker-localized lesion2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $634.84 for 19125 in the office and $452.47 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 19125 covers

Code 19125 describes a surgeon’s removal of one breast lesion identified before surgery with a radiological marker, commonly a localization wire. It is typically used for a nonpalpable or difficult-to-localize target found on breast imaging. A radiologist or other qualified clinician may place the marker before the patient goes to the operating room; the surgeon then uses it to locate and excise the target. The code represents the excision, not the marker-placement service.

Select 19125 when the operative report documents excision of one marker-identified lesion. The record should support the target, its location, and the completed removal. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. In a same-session multiple-procedure claim, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

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 Montana compares for 19125

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 19125 runs from $556.83 in Arkansas to $792.46 in San Benito County, CA. Montana pays $634.84. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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19125 rates by state

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How the 19125 rate is calculated

Each of 19125’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 19125

19125 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 19125

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

How 19125 has changed in Montana

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Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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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