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Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in Boston, MA-NH costs $2,204 to $6,709. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $2,204 at Cambridge Health Alliance, the median is $2,975 and the highest is $6,709 at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington. The most expensive hospital lists 3.0 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $2,975 is in line with the national median of $3,114 across 614 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $260 to $11,175. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and April 2026. 35 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$2,204
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Cambridge Health Alliance · 11 mi
$771 below the median
$2,975
median cash price
5 hospitals
3.0×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/41
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,204
list $2,204 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,953
list $6,562
3
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,975
list $6,611 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$5,618
list $8,025 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

Burlington · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$6,709
list $6,709
6
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 19120. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 19120, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision)

CPT 19120 is the surgical removal of a breast lump, cyst or other mass through an incision, with the tissue sent to pathology. It is an outpatient operation under general or local anesthesia, taking about an hour, and is used when a needle biopsy is not possible or when the whole lump needs to come out.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the facility fee for the operating room, nursing, supplies and recovery. The surgeon, the anesthesia provider and the pathologist bill separately. Pre-operative imaging and any wire or seed placed to locate the lump are separate charges.

Why prices vary

Outpatient breast surgery prices span several times within one metro area. Ambulatory surgery centers, which do not publish these files, are often considerably cheaper than hospital outpatient departments for the same operation. Large systems and academic centers list the highest charges.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 19120, and what do surgeon, anesthesia and pathology add?
  • Is localization (wire or seed) needed, and what does it cost?
  • Can the surgeon do it at an ambulatory surgery center?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

Questions people ask