Surgery and procedures CPT 19120 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — inpatient

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery as an inpatient: from $3,488.50 to $8,940.48, with a median of $8,630.64. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics.

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$3,488.50Overlake Medical Center & Clinics
Median$8,630.64half pay less
Highest$8,940.48in this market
Difference2.6×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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

median
Lowest $3,488.50Highest $8,940.48

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA Hc Excise Lesion Breast 1+ $3,488.50 $6,977.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA EXCISION CYST/FIBROADENOMA/TUMOR, BREAST 1 OR MORE $5,216.79 $10,229.00 49%
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Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital E Seattle, WA HB EXCISE CYST FIBROADENOMA BREAST TIS $8,320.80 $10,401.00 20% Apr 1, 2026
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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
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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
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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
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Inpatient: lowest $3,488.50, median $8,630.64, highest $8,940.48 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $6,768.80 — 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.