Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $3,488.50 to $23,310.40, with a median of $6,768.80. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics.
Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA Hc Excise Lesion Breast 1+ | $3,488.50 | $6,977.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $4,877.28 | $10,161.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $4,877.28 | $10,161.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $4,877.28 | $10,161.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA EXCISION CYST/FIBROADENOMA/TUMOR, BREAST 1 OR MORE | $5,216.79 | $10,229.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital E Seattle, WA HB EXCISE CYST FIBROADENOMA BREAST TIS | $8,320.80 | $10,401.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $8,940.48 | $18,626.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $8,940.48 | $18,626.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $8,940.48 | $18,626.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $23,310.40 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,488.50, median $6,768.80, highest $23,310.40 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $8,630.64. 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.