Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery as an inpatient: from $2,994.80 to $6,502.56, with a median of $4,196.40. The lowest listed price is at Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 cities for code 19120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital lowest Orange, CA HB EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $2,994.80 | $7,487.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $3,510.50 | $10,030.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica, CA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $3,583.65 | $10,239.00 | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | 48% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $6,502.56 | $13,547.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,994.80, median $4,196.40, highest $6,502.56 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $4,196.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 ($2,768.35). 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.
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital Orange, CAHB EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $253.60 | file |