Surgery and procedures CPT 19120 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — inpatient

In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery as an inpatient: from $1,061.00 to $3,479.45, with a median of $1,061.00. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 19120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$1,061.00Samaritan Hospital
Median$1,061.00half pay less
Highest$3,479.45in this market
Difference3.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.

median
Lowest $1,061.00Highest $3,479.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Samaritan Hospital lowest Troy, NY PR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open Male/Female 1/> Lesion $1,061.00 $1,061.00 Mar 31, 2026
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St Peters Hospital Albany, NY PR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open Male/Female 1/> Lesion $1,061.00 $1,061.00 Mar 31, 2026
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St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Excision Cyst/Fibroadenoma/Other Benign/Malignant Tumor Open Male/Female >= 1 Lesion Bl $3,479.45 $5,353.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,061.00, median $1,061.00, highest $3,479.45 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $930.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,865.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is open surgery to remove a breast lump, such as a cyst, fibroadenoma or other growth, through a cut in the skin. It covers removing one or more lesions in the same breast and is done for both women and men.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia and the pathologist's exam of the removed tissue are usually billed separately.