Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $930.00 to $930.00, with a median of $930.00. The lowest listed price is at Nazareth Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA PR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open Male/Female 1/> Lesion | $930.00 | $930.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA PR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open Male/Female 1/> Lesion | $930.00 | $930.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA PR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open Male/Female 1/> Lesion | $930.00 | $930.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital one side Philadelphia, PA HC Excision Cyst/Fibroadenoma/Other Benign/Malignant Tumor Open Male/Female >= 1 Lesion Lt | $11,607.09 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne, PA HC Excision Cyst/Fibroadenoma/Other Benign/Malignant Tumor Open Male/Female >= 1 Lesion Lt | $12,209.53 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Inc one side Wilmington, DE HC Excision Cyst/Fibroadenoma/Other Benign/Malignant Tumor Open Male/Female >= 1 Lesion Lt | $14,283.91 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby, PA HC Excision Cyst/Fibroadenoma/Other Benign/Malignant Tumor Open Male/Female >= 1 Lesion Lt | $17,809.86 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $930.00, median $930.00, highest $930.00.
One side of the body : lowest $11,607.09, median $13,246.72, highest $17,809.86 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $920.00. 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.