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Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $690 to $14,284. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $690 at Jefferson Abington Hospital, the median is $3,356 and the highest is $14,284 at St Francis Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 21 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $3,356 is 8% above the national median of $3,114 across 689 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

15 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $87 to $27,015. 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 2026 and September 2026. 36 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.

$690
lowest cash price in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Jefferson Abington Hospital · 18 mi
$2,666 below the median
$3,356
median cash price
10 hospitals
21×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/51
hospitals with a cash price
36 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Jefferson Abington Hospital

Abington · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$690
list $930 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald

Darby · 3 mi · File Mar 2026

$920
list $920 · lowest of 3 lines
3
St Mary Medical Center

Langhorne · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$920
list $920 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,356
5
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

East Norriton · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,356
6
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital

Bensalem · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,500
list $17,077
7
Jefferson Health- Northeast

Philadelphia · 21 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,452
list $3,764 · lowest of 11 lines
8
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Lansdale · 25 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,515
list $3,764 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,626
list $3,764 · lowest of 8 lines
10
St Francis Hospital

Wilmington · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$14,284
· lowest of 2 lines
11
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill

Elmer · 22 mi · File Mar 2026

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12
Jefferson Stratford Hospital

Stratford · 17 mi · File Sep 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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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