Breast lump removal cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $253.60 to $15,293.00, with a median of $4,196.40. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $3,942.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $5,011.00 at 80 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,196.40, is about the same as the US median of $4,196.40.
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 16 cities for code 19120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 30, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $253.60 | $634.00 | — | 60% |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 EXC LES BREAST OPN 1 OR > File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2,713.76 | $5,675.00 | $272.03–$15,852.00 | 52% |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,510.50 | $10,030.00 | — | 65% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,583.65 | $10,239.00 | — | 65% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | $3,799.00–$11,299.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | $3,799.00–$11,299.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | $3,799.00–$11,299.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | $3,799.00–$11,299.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | $3,799.00–$11,299.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | $3,799.00–$11,299.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | $3,799.00–$11,299.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | $3,799.00–$11,299.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | $3,799.00–$11,299.00 | 48% |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 Removal of breast lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,011.00 | $14,771.80 | $200.00–$14,771.80 | 66% |
| St Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Removal Of Breast Lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,011.00 | $19,142.00 | $302.26–$17,227.80 | 74% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Removal of breast lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,011.00 | $16,898.44 | $302.26–$16,898.44 | 70% |
| San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Removal Of Breast Lesion File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $5,011.00 | $10,166.70 | $302.26–$10,166.70 | 51% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 3+1 more line at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $5,642.80 | $8,681.23 | $13,899.75–$20,635.92 | 35% |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,502.56 | $13,547.00 | — | 52% |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Removal of one or more breast growth, open procedure source file | $15,293.00 | $15,293.00 | $4,009.00–$15,293.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $253.60, median $4,196.40, highest $15,293.00 — a 60.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $4,196.40. 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 15 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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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