Breast lump removal cost in Jamestown, NY
In Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $260.26 to $4,293.00, with a median of $2,276.63. The lowest listed price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital — $2,016.37 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $4,293.00 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 19120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital lowest Westfield, NY PR EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $260.26 | $1,183.00 | $11.00–$8,700.32 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk, NY · (716) 366-1111 Excis Of Breast Lesion 1 Or > | $4,293.00 | $4,293.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk, NY · (716) 366-1111 Excision Of Cyst, One Or More | $4,293.00 | $4,293.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $260.26, median $2,276.63, highest $4,293.00 — a 16.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,293.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.