Surgery and procedures CPT 19120 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — inpatient

In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 5, 2025 and May 11, 2026.

Lowest$4,631.50Carolinas Rehabilitation
Median$4,955.00half pay less
Highest$4,955.00in this market
Difference1.1×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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

median
Lowest $4,631.50Highest $4,955.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC EXCISION CYST OR OTHER TUMOR BREAST TISSUE $4,631.50 $9,263.00 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC EXCISION CYST OR OTHER TUMOR BREAST TISSUE $4,631.50 $9,263.00 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG ASC EXCISE BREAST LESION 1 + $4,955.00 $4,955.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG ASC EXCISE BREAST LESION 1 + $4,955.00 $4,955.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG ASC EXCISE BREAST LESION 1 + $4,955.00 $4,955.00 May 11, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4,631.50, median $4,955.00, highest $4,955.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $4,955.00 — 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.