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Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in Chicago, IL-IN costs $470 to $6,804. Here's every hospital's price.

12 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 12 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $470 at Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, the median is $1,747 and the highest is $6,804 at Northwest Health - Porter. The most expensive hospital lists 14 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $1,747 is 59% below the national median of $4,270 across 235 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

27 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $84 to $21,169. 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 November 2025 and August 2026. 54 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.

$470
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers · 40 mi
$1,277 below the median
$1,747
median cash price
12 hospitals
14×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
12/82
hospitals with a cash price
54 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Morris · 40 mi · File Jun 2026

$470
list $1,955
2
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Aug 2026

$500
list $1,785
3
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Melrose Park · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$716
list $3,771 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$867
list $3,771 · lowest of 2 lines
5
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,214
list $4,047 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago

Chicago · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,747
list $5,294 · lowest of 7 lines
7
Community First Medical Center

Chicago · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,380
list $4,759
8
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center

Oak Lawn · 6 mi · File Nov 2025

$4,270
list $8,540 · lowest of 16 lines
9
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

Downers Grove · 10 mi · File Nov 2025

$4,270
list $8,540 · lowest of 6 lines
10
The University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,446
list $4,446 · lowest of 6 lines
11
Jackson Park Hospital

Chicago · 13 mi · File Dec 2025

$4,970
list $6,213
12
Northwest Health - Porter

Valparaiso · 43 mi · File Apr 2026

$6,804
list $25,201
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 Chicago, IL-IN 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