Surgery and procedures CPT 19120 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery as an inpatient: from $1,011.32 to $9,100.68, with a median of $7,392.41. The lowest listed price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 19120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,011.32F.F. Thompson Hospital
Median$7,392.41half pay less
Highest$9,100.68in this market
Difference9.0×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $1,011.32Highest $9,100.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua, NY PR EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION $1,011.32 $1,696.00 40%
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY HC EXC CYST_ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1__ LESION $7,392.41 $11,372.94 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY HC EXC CYST_ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1__ LESION $7,392.41 $11,372.94 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY HC EXC CYST_ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1__ LESION $7,392.41 $11,372.94 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY HC EXC CYST_ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1__ LESION $9,098.35 $11,372.94 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY HC EXCISION OF CYST_FIBROADENOMA_BENIGH OR MALIGNANT TUMOR_ BREAST TISSUE_ MALE_FEMALE_ 1 OR MORE $9,100.68 $14,001.05 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY HC EXCISION OF CYST_FIBROADENOMA_BENIGH OR MALIGNANT TUMOR_ BREAST TISSUE_ MALE_FEMALE_ 1 OR MORE $9,100.68 $14,001.05 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,011.32, median $7,392.41, highest $9,100.68 — a 9.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $7,392.41 — 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.