Breast lump removal cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $499.80 to $11,340.00, with a median of $3,930.82. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $3,431.02 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $2,876.10 at 26 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,930.82, is 6% below the US median of $4,196.40.
- 1 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 14 cities for code 19120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 6, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 26, 2025 and Nov 3, 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 | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $499.80 | $1,785.00 | $589.05–$1,874.25 | 72% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Exc Aberr Breast Tiss Open 1 or More Les File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $716.49 | $3,771.00 | $686.58–$4,989.65 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Exc Aberr Breast Tiss Open 1 or More Les File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $716.49 | $3,771.00 | $1,305.43–$4,989.65 | 81% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-EXC BREAST CYST/FIBRO/T File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $827.40 | $1,182.00 | $79.74–$945.60 | 30% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Exc Aberr Breast Tiss Open 1 or More Les File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $867.33 | $3,771.00 | $1,338.71–$3,974.63 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Removal of Breast Lesion 1+ File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,414.10 | $3,950.00 | $987.50–$10,106.00 | 64% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Removal of Breast Lesion 1+ File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,498.88 | $7,037.00 | $1,905.42–$10,106.00 | 79% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,747.02 | $5,294.00 | $2,488.18 | 67% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Removal of Breast Lesion 1+ File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,899.99 | $7,037.00 | $1,905.42–$4,799.23 | 73% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,379.63 | $4,759.25 | $1,299.28–$4,759.25 | 50% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $3,930.82 | $15,235.75 | $15,235.75–$25,527.71 | 74% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Removal of breast lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,175.00 | $14,862.00 | $451.06–$14,862.00 | 72% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Removal of breast lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,175.00 | $12,635.00 | $472.73–$10,487.05 | 67% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Removal of breast lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,175.00 | $8,604.00 | $451.06–$8,604.00 | 51% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL EXC CYST/ABERRANT BRST TISS File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $4,440.00 | $8,880.00 | $125.00–$8,056.04 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BRST TISS File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $4,440.00 | $8,880.00 | $125.00–$8,056.04 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BRST TISS File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $4,440.00 | $8,880.00 | $125.00–$8,056.04 | 50% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Removal of Breast Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,458.30 | $6,369.00 | $1,490.35–$3,502.95 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $4,803.74 | $22,552.77 | $1,905.42–$14,010.79 | 79% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 REMOVAL BREAST LESION File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $4,970.01 | $6,212.51 | — | 20% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,431.69 | $15,172.33 | $1,905.42–$10,106.00 | 64% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,804.29 | $25,201.08 | $370.76–$21,168.91 | 73% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 EXC BREAST CYST/FIBRO/TUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,000.70 | $10,001.00 | $399.76–$8,000.80 | 30% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Removal Of Breast Lesion 1+-Pbb File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11,340.00 | $11,340.00 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19,274.65 | $71,387.61 | $1,905.42–$20,370.23 | 73% |
Outpatient: lowest $499.80, median $3,930.82, highest $11,340.00 — a 22.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $4,440.00. 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 18 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 it is 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.
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