Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $920 to $4,626. Here's every hospital's price.
8 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, 8 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $920 at Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald, the median is $3,356 and the highest is $4,626 at St Francis Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 5.0 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $3,356 is 21% below the national median of $4,270 across 235 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
14 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 September 2025 and June 2026. 37 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyDarby · 3 mi · File Mar 2026
Langhorne · 29 mi · File Mar 2026
Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Dec 2025
East Norriton · 18 mi · File Dec 2025
Bensalem · 24 mi · File Apr 2026
Abington · 18 mi · File Mar 2026
Lansdale · 25 mi · File Mar 2026
Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Mar 2026
Elmer · 22 mi · File Mar 2026
Meadowbrook · 19 mi · File Sep 2025
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?
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.
- Chester County HospitalNo price file found
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphiacode not in file
- Christiana HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Cooper University HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Crozer Chester Medical CenterNo price file found
- Deborah Heart and Lung CenterNo price file found
- Doylestown HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Eagleville HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaNo price file found
- Jefferson Health- NortheastNo website on record
- Kensington HospitalNo price file found
- Lower Bucks Hospitalcode not in file
- Main Line Hospital LankenauFile in an unsupported format
- Nazareth HospitalNo website on record
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delawarecode not in file
- Paoli HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterNo price file found
- Pennsylvania HospitalNo price file found
- Phoenixville Hospitalcode not in file
- Pottstown Hospitalcode not in file
- Riddle Memorial HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Roxborough Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphiacode not in file
- St Christopher's Hospital for Childrencode not in file
- St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusFile could not be read
- Suburban Community HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Temple University HospitalNo website on record
- Union Hospital of Cecil CountyFile in an unsupported format
- Valley Forge Medical Centercode not in file
- Virtua Mount Holly Hospitalcode not in file
- Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitalcode not in file
- Virtua Willingboro Hospitalcode not in file
- Weisman Childrens Rehabilitation Hospitalcode not in file
- West Jersey HospitalFile could not be read
- Wills Eye Hospitalcode not in file