Breast lump removal cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $494.48 to $22,351.37, with a median of $1,271.62. The lowest listed price is at Lakeside Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $777.14 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,413.48 at 24 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,271.62, is 70% below the US median of $4,196.40.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 19120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $494.48 | $3,532.00 | $1,059.60–$988.96 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $494.48 | $3,532.00 | $1,059.60–$988.96 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $494.48 | $3,532.00 | $1,059.60–$988.96 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $809.28 | $5,058.00 | $1,517.40–$974.68 | 84% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 PR EXCISE BREAST CYST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $986.70 | $4,485.00 | $550.32–$9,540.00 | 78% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $1,271.62 | $9,083.00 | $1,145.00–$9,083.00 | 86% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,555.34 | $5,760.51 | $535.50–$3,919.39 | 73% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,038.08 | $9,264.00 | $10,000.00–$9,264.00 | 78% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $2,344.68 | $8,684.00 | $2,458.44–$8,684.00 | 73% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,789.98 | $14,968.70 | $535.50–$7,325.41 | 68% |
| Omega Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION File of May 26, 2026 · source file | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | $38,316.63–$63,861.05 | 42% |
Outpatient: lowest $494.48, median $1,271.62, highest $22,351.37 — a 45.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 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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