Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in Riverside, CA costs $4,196 to $9,044. Here's every hospital's price.
6 hospitals in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $4,196 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario, the median is $5,011 and the highest is $9,044 at Riverside University Health System-Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 2.2 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Riverside, CA median of $5,011 is 17% above the national median of $4,270 across 235 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $211 to $32,312. 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 February 2026 and September 2026. 24 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 onlyFontana · 81 mi · File Apr 2026
Chino · 95 mi · File Sep 2026
Victorville · 66 mi · File Sep 2026
Montclair · 95 mi · File Sep 2026
Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026
Moreno Valley · 75 mi · File Mar 2026
San Bernardino · 71 mi · File Feb 2026
Apple Valley · 57 mi · File Apr 2026
Murrieta · 87 mi · File Sep 2026
Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 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?
Hospitals in Riverside, CA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Barstow Community Hospitalcode not in file
- Bear Valley Community HospitalNo website on record
- Colorado River Medical CenterNo website on record
- Community Hospital of San BernardinoFile found, not read yet
- Corona Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Desert Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Eisenhower Medical CenterFile could not be read
- Hemet Global Medical Centercode not in file
- Hi-Desert Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno ValleyNo price file found
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital, RiversideNo price file found
- Menifee Global Medical Centercode not in file
- Mountains Community HospitalNo website on record
- Palo Verde HospitalNo website on record
- Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterNo price file found
- Redlands Community HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Riverside Community HospitalNo price file found
- San Antonio Regional Hospitalcode not in file
- San Gorgonio Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Temecula Valley HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Victor Valley Global Medical Centercode not in file