Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $499.80 to $11,340.00, with a median of $4,175.00. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 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 Nov 4, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest North Francisco Chicago, IL Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $499.80 | $1,785.00 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL Exc Aberr Breast Tiss Open 1 or More Les | $716.49 | $3,771.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL Exc Aberr Breast Tiss Open 1 or More Les | $867.33 | $3,771.00 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Presence Chicago Hospitals Network Chicago, IL HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $1,747.02 | $5,294.00 | 67% | — source file |
| Community First Healthcare of Illinois INC Chicago, IL Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $2,379.63 | $4,759.25 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL Removal of breast lesion | $4,175.00 | $14,862.00 | 72% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL Removal of breast lesion | $4,175.00 | $12,635.00 | 67% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL EXC CYST/ABERRANT BRST TISS | $4,270.00 | $8,540.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL EXC CYST/ABERRANT BRST TISS | $4,270.00 | $8,540.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL EXC CYST/ABERRANT BRST TISS | $4,270.00 | $8,540.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL Pr Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion-Pbb | $4,446.00 | $4,446.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL Hc Removal Of Breast Lesion 1+-Pbb | $11,340.00 | $11,340.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $499.80, median $4,175.00, highest $11,340.00 — a 22.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $4,270.00. 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.