Surgery and procedures CPT 19120 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in Ellsworth, ME — inpatient

In Ellsworth, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery as an inpatient: from $287.25 to $1,979.75, with a median of $1,133.50.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$287.25Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities
Median$1,133.50half pay less
Highest$1,979.75in this market
Difference6.9×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 Ellsworth, ME.

median
Lowest $287.25Highest $1,979.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities lowest Ellsworth, ME SURG PF EXC CYST/LES OPEN>=1 LES 19120 $287.25 $1,149.00 75%
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Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, ME Removal Of Breast Lesion 19120 $1,979.75 $7,919.00 75%
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Inpatient: lowest $287.25, median $1,133.50, highest $1,979.75 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,133.50 — 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.