Breast lump removal cost in Houston, TX — inpatient
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery as an inpatient: from $3,114.30 to $3,114.30, with a median of $3,114.30. The lowest listed price is at St Luke's Lakeside Hospital and 5 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $4,920.97 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 19120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Lakeside Hospital lowest The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4055 HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $3,114.30 | $8,898.00 | $3,915.12–$8,898.00 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital lowest The Woodlands, TX · (936) 266-4050 HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $3,114.30 | $8,898.00 | $3,826.14–$8,898.00 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Community Health Services lowest Spring, TX HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $3,114.30 | $8,898.00 | $3,826.14–$8,898.00 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center lowest Houston, TX · (832) 355-1000 HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $3,114.30 | $8,898.00 | $4,004.10–$8,898.00 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital lowest Sugar Land, TX · (281) 637-7000 HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $3,114.30 | $8,898.00 | $3,826.14–$8,898.00 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Lukes Hospital at the Vintage lowest Houston, TX · (832) 534-5000 HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $3,114.30 | $8,898.00 | $3,826.14–$8,898.00 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,114.30, median $3,114.30, highest $3,114.30.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $3,114.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 19120 ($2,285.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Sweeny Community Hospital Sweeny, TXRemoval of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $221.22 | file |