Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Winston-Salem, NC — inpatient
In Winston-Salem, NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery as an inpatient: from $2,403.50 to $2,536.00, with a median of $2,469.75. The lowest listed price is at North Carolina Baptist Hospital — $66.25 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $4,631.50 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 19120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 8, 2025 and Oct 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Winston-Salem, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital lowest Bermuda Run, NC HC EXCISION CYST OR OTHER TUMOR BREAST TISSUE | $2,403.50 | $4,807.00 | 50% | Oct 21, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC HC EXCISION CYST OR OTHER TUMOR BREAST TISSUE | $2,536.00 | $5,072.00 | 50% | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,403.50, median $2,469.75, highest $2,536.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,469.75 — 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.