Breast lump removal cost in Albuquerque, NM
In Albuquerque, NM, 3 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $1,800.30 to $4,405.20, with a median of $2,650.65. The lowest listed price is at Lovelace Womens Hospital — $850.35 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $3,222.51 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 19120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelace Womens Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $1,800.30 | $6,001.00 | $1,212.20–$7,467.10 | 70% | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center - A Campus of UNM Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $2,650.65 | $4,819.37 | $395.22–$9,450.04 | 45% | — source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $4,405.20 | $14,684.00 | $1,668.41–$7,342.00 | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,800.30, median $2,650.65, highest $4,405.20 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,405.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.