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Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in Houston, TX costs $673 to $3,674. Here's every hospital's price.

7 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $673 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $3,114 and the highest is $3,674 at Harris Health. The most expensive hospital lists 5.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $3,114 is 27% below the national median of $4,270 across 235 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $40 to $15,733. 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 March 2023 and April 2026. 44 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.

$673
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$2,441 below the median
$3,114
median cash price
7 hospitals
5.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
7/60
hospitals with a cash price
44 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$673
list $1,963 · lowest of 5 lines
2
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$3,114
list $8,898 · lowest of 4 lines
3
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$3,114
list $8,898 · lowest of 4 lines
4
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$3,114
list $8,898 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$3,114
list $8,898 · lowest of 4 lines
6
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$3,114
list $8,898 · lowest of 4 lines
7
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,674
list $3,255 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

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9
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

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10
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

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11
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

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12
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Houston · 17 mi · File Apr 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 Houston, TX 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