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Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in Detroit, MI costs $393 to $11,194. Here's every hospital's price.

12 hospitals in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 12 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $393 at Mclaren Lapeer Region, the median is $601 and the highest is $11,194 at Harper University Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 28 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Detroit, MI median of $601 is 86% below the national median of $4,258 across 241 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $14,439. 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 December 2025 and September 2026. 22 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.

$393
lowest cash price in Detroit, MI
Mclaren Lapeer Region · 24 mi
$208 below the median
$601
median cash price
12 hospitals
28×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
12/36
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mclaren Lapeer Region

Lapeer · 24 mi · File Dec 2025

$393
list $786 · lowest of 8 lines
2
Mclaren Oakland

Pontiac · 7 mi · File Dec 2025

$393
list $786 · lowest of 6 lines
3
Mclaren Port Huron

Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025

$393
list $786 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Mclaren Macomb

Mount Clemens · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$393
list $786 · lowest of 10 lines
5
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

$601
list $1,390 · lowest of 4 lines
6
Henry Ford Health Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026

$601
list $1,390 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center

Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026

$601
list $1,390 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital

W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$601
list $1,390 · lowest of 4 lines
9
Karmanos Cancer Center

Detroit · 27 mi · File Dec 2025

$2,062
list $4,125 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Lake Huron Medical Center

Port Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,882
list $7,310
11
Garden City Hospital

Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,883
list $11,513
12
Harper University Hospital

Detroit · 27 mi · File Sep 2026

$11,194
list $14,925 · lowest of 2 lines
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 Detroit, MI 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