Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Omaha, NE-IA
In Omaha, NE-IA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $696.78 to $1,710.60, with a median of $1,518.51. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA PC OPEN EXCISION BREAST LESION | $696.78 | $1,422.00 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $1,189.60 | $1,830.15 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center LLC Bellevue, NE Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $1,189.60 | $1,830.15 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA HC EXCN CYST TUMOR FIBRO OPEN | $1,518.51 | $3,099.00 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE EXC CYST-ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1-GREATER THA | $1,590.84 | $4,419.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE EXC CYST-ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1-GREATER THA | $1,590.84 | $4,419.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA EXC CYST-ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1-GREATER THA | $1,710.60 | $5,702.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $696.78, median $1,518.51, highest $1,710.60 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,590.84. 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.