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Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in San Francisco, CA costs $1,613 to $8,042. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $1,613 at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, the median is $8,042 and the highest is $8,042 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch. The most expensive hospital lists 5.0 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Francisco, CA median of $8,042 is 89% above the national median of $4,258 across 241 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $4,610 to $14,491. 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 April 2026. 32 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.

$1,613
lowest cash price in San Francisco, CA
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland · 4 mi
$6,429 below the median
$8,042
median cash price
5 hospitals
5.0×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/38
hospitals with a cash price
32 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland · 4 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,613
list $5,375
2
Washington Hospital

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$5,702
list $7,310 · lowest of 7 lines
3
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco

South San Francisco · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,042
list $14,360 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,042
list $14,360 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch

Antioch · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,042
list $14,360 · lowest of 6 lines
6
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Pleasanton · 22 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 San Francisco, CA 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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