Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $4,631.50 to $4,955.00, with a median of $4,955.00. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Rehabilitation.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 19120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 5, 2025 and May 11, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC EXCISION CYST OR OTHER TUMOR BREAST TISSUE | $4,631.50 | $9,263.00 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC EXCISION CYST OR OTHER TUMOR BREAST TISSUE | $4,631.50 | $9,263.00 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG ASC EXCISE BREAST LESION 1 + | $4,955.00 | $4,955.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG ASC EXCISE BREAST LESION 1 + | $4,955.00 | $4,955.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG ASC EXCISE BREAST LESION 1 + | $4,955.00 | $4,955.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,631.50, median $4,955.00, highest $4,955.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $4,955.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.