Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in Harrisburg, PA costs $1,078 to $8,246. Here's every hospital's price.
4 hospitals in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $1,078 at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals, the median is $5,946 and the highest is $8,246 at Milton S Hershey Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 7.6 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Harrisburg, PA median of $5,946 is 89% above the national median of $3,139 across 688 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $220 to $22,332. 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 March 2026.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyHarrisburg · 11 mi · File Mar 2026
Camp Hill · 9 mi · File Mar 2026
Enola · 5 mi · File Mar 2026
Hershey · 23 mi · File Mar 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 19120. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Ambulatory surgery centers, which do not publish these files, are often considerably cheaper than hospital outpatient departments for the same operation.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?