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Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in New York, NY-NJ costs $1,264 to $41,702. Here's every hospital's price.

35 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 35 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $1,264 at Bronxcare Hospital Center, the median is $4,595 and the highest is $41,702 at Hudson Regional Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 33 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $4,595 is 46% above the national median of $3,139 across 688 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

47 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $165 to $78,691. 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 April 2025 and September 2026. 63 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.

$1,264
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
Bronxcare Hospital Center · 8 mi
$3,331 below the median
$4,595
median cash price
35 hospitals
33×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
35/110
hospitals with a cash price
63 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Bronxcare Hospital Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File May 2026

$1,264
list $1,264 · lowest of 4 lines
2
NYU Langone Hospitals

New York · 9 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,473
list $7,751 · lowest of 5 lines
3
Hudson Valley Hospital Center

Cortlandt Manor · 39 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,937
list $5,249 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Kings County Hospital Center

Brooklyn · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,000
list $1,239 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Bellevue Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,000
list $1,195 · lowest of 7 lines
6
Queens Hospital Center

Jamaica · 1 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,000
list $1,186 · lowest of 7 lines
7
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center

Brooklyn · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,000
list $1,239 · lowest of 9 lines
8
Newton Medical Center

Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,443
list $18,833
9
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,531
list $5,508 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Jacobi Medical Center

Bronx · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,531
list $5,508 · lowest of 3 lines
11
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Elmhurst · 4 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,531
list $5,508 · lowest of 4 lines
12
South Brooklyn Health

Brooklyn · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,531
list $5,508 · 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 New York, NY-NJ 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