Surgery and procedures CPT 19120 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Omaha, NE-IA — inpatient

In Omaha, NE-IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery as an inpatient: from $696.78 to $1,710.60, with a median of $1,590.84. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 19120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$696.78Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa
Median$1,590.84half pay less
Highest$1,710.60in this market
Difference2.5×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $696.78Highest $1,710.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile 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
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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
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE EXC CYST-ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1-GREATER THA $1,590.84 $4,419.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE EXC CYST-ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1-GREATER THA $1,590.84 $4,419.00 64% Feb 14, 2026
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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
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Inpatient: lowest $696.78, median $1,590.84, highest $1,710.60 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,518.51 — 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.