Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $376.62 to $7,181.00, with a median of $2,870.66. The lowest listed price is at Westfields Hospital.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 19120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfields Hospital lowest New Richmond, WI Removal of breast lesion | $376.62 | $716.00 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $1,140.04 | $1,773.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN PR EXCISION BREAST LESION, OPEN >=1 | $1,297.89 | $2,070.00 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Princeton, MN PR EXCISION BREAST LESION, OPEN >=1 | $1,297.89 | $2,070.00 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN 19120 EXCN CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISS OPEN 1 OR MORE LESIONS | $1,462.00 | $1,462.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove, MN HC EXCISION BREAST LESION, OPEN >=1 | $1,470.07 | $3,666.00 | 60% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN Removal of breast lesion | $1,478.36 | $5,686.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Removal of breast lesion | $2,870.66 | $11,041.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN HCHG EXC CYST/FIBROAD/AB BR TIS/DUCT/NIP 1 > LES | $3,254.98 | $6,781.20 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG EXC CYST/FIBROAD/AB BR TIS/DUCT/NIP 1 > LES | $3,254.98 | $6,781.20 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN Outpatient Services | $4,120.33 | $10,275.13 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN HC EXCISION BREAST LESION, OPEN >=1 | $4,120.33 | $10,275.13 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN REMOVAL BREAST CYST/LESIONS-SSU | $7,181.00 | $7,181.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN EXCISION CYST ABERRANT BREAST TISS 1+ LESIONS-PRC | $7,181.00 | $7,181.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN EXCISION CYST ABERRANT BREAST TISS 1+ LESIONS | $7,181.00 | $7,181.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $376.62, median $2,870.66, highest $7,181.00 — a 19.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $2,870.66. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
| Fairview Health Services Edina, MNAS EXCISION BREAST LESION, OPEN >=1 | $29.84 | file |