Surgery and procedures CPT 19120 Outpatient

Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Springfield, MA

In Springfield, MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $930.00 to $4,672.00, with a median of $2,801.00. The lowest listed price is at The Mercy Hospital Inc.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 19120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$930.00The Mercy Hospital Inc
Median$2,801.00half pay less
Highest$4,672.00in this market
Difference5.0×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 Springfield, MA.

median
Lowest $930.00Highest $6,018.36
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
The Mercy Hospital Inc lowest Springfield, MA PR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open Male/Female 1/> Lesion $930.00 $930.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA Removal Of Breast Lesion $4,672.00 $4,672.00
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The Mercy Hospital Inc one side Springfield, MA HC Excision Cyst/Fibroadenoma/Other Benign/Malignant Tumor Open Male/Female >= 1 Lesion Lt $6,018.36 Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $930.00, median $2,801.00, highest $4,672.00 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $6,018.36, median $6,018.36, highest $6,018.36.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,859.00. 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.