Removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $1,705 to $5,600. Here's every hospital's price.
5 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump (biopsy by excision) (CPT 19120). The lowest is $1,705 at Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center, the median is $1,705 and the highest is $5,600 at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 3.3 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $1,705 is 60% below the national median of $4,258 across 241 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
11 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $416 to $21,923. 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 July 2026. 25 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 onlyCulpeper · 38 mi · File Mar 2026
Manassas · 4 mi · File Mar 2026
Haymarket · 8 mi · File Mar 2026
Washington · 27 mi · File Apr 2026
Washington · 23 mi · File Apr 2026
Alexandria · 23 mi · File Apr 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CtrWebsite blocks automated reading
- Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Children's National HospitalNo price file found
- Frederick Health HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- George Washington Univ HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Holy Cross Germantown HospitalNo price file found
- Holy Cross HospitalNo price file found
- Jefferson Medical CenterNo website on record
- Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INCcode not in file
- Mary Washington HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Medstar Montgomery Medical Centercode not in file
- Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Centercode not in file
- Reston Hospital CenterNo price file found
- Sentara Northern Virginia Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Sibley Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Spotsylvania Regional Medical CenterNo price file found
- Stafford Hospital, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Stonesprings Hospital CenterNo price file found
- Suburban HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- United Medical CenterNo price file found
- University of MD Capital Region Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- University of MD Charles Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Virginia Hospital CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Warren Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading