Removal of a breast lump, open surgery cost in California
In California, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $278.40 to $9,044.17, with a median of $5,011.00. The lowest price is at Madera Community Hospital (Madera). The highest price is 32.5× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 19120. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$278.40Madera Community Hospital
Median$5,011.00half pay less
Highest$9,044.17in California
Lowest saves$4,732.60vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madera Community Hospital lowest Madera · Fresno, CA Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $278.40 | $464.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital District Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $406.00 | $406.00 | Jul 6, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 3 | $991.47 | $1,525.34 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Northbay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Removal Of Breast Lesion | $1,207.10 | $1,207.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Monterey Salinas · Salinas, CA Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $1,468.00 | $1,468.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $3,510.50 | $10,030.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $3,583.65 | $10,239.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Removal Of 1 Or More Breast Growth | $3,950.65 | $7,183.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Moreno Valley, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Ontario Ontario · Ontario, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,196.40 | $8,070.00 | — source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Removal of breast lesion | $5,011.00 | $14,771.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Removal Of Breast Lesion | $5,011.00 | $13,000.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Removal of breast lesion | $5,011.00 | $3,866.44 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Removal of breast lesion | $5,011.00 | $16,898.44 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Removal Of Breast Lesion | $5,011.00 | $14,376.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA RMVL OF BREAST LESION | $5,011.00 | $8,295.21 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA Removal of breast lesion | $5,011.00 | $21,005.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Excision Breast Lesion(s) | $5,501.20 | $13,753.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Grouper - 3 | $5,642.80 | $8,681.23 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC EXCISION OF CYST, FIBROADENOMA OR OTHER BENIGN OR MAGLIGNANT TUMOR | $5,964.30 | $13,254.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $6,502.56 | $13,547.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · Richmond, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $8,041.60 | $14,360.00 | — source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Removal of breast lesion | $8,901.01 | $16,794.36 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Exc of cyst or tumor | $9,044.17 | $9,044.17 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 15 | $991.47 | $4,196.40 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $8,041.60 | $8,041.60 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 7 | $4,196.40 | $5,011.00 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 5 | $3,950.65 | $4,196.40 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $8,041.60 | $8,041.60 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $5,501.20 | $8,041.60 |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $1,207.10 | $8,041.60 |
| Fresno, CA | 2 | $278.40 | $4,160.00 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $8,901.01 | $8,901.01 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $4,196.40 | $4,196.40 |
| Moreno Valley, CA | 1 | $4,196.40 | $4,196.40 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $8,041.60 | $8,041.60 |
| Ontario, CA | 1 | $4,196.40 | $4,196.40 |
| Richmond, CA | 1 | $8,041.60 | $8,041.60 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $5,011.00 | $5,011.00 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $1,468.00 | $1,468.00 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $8,041.60 | $8,041.60 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $8,041.60 | $8,041.60 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $406.00 | $406.00 |
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.
Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in other states
- Alabama$3,779.45
- Alaska$8,789.40
- Arizona$2,324.78
- Arkansas$921.70
- Colorado$4,186.75
- Connecticut$1,682.50
- Delaware$6,876.24
- Florida$3,535.20
- Georgia$6,653.00
- Idaho$10,392.00
- Illinois$1,747.02
- Indiana$817.32
- Iowa$1,227.20
- Kansas$596.16
- Kentucky$663.25
- Louisiana$845.46
- Maine$450.66
- Maryland$1,188.60
- Massachusetts$4,628.00
- Michigan$2,152.80
- Minnesota$1,801.73
- Mississippi$3,021.55
- Missouri$963.95
- Montana$1,241.55
- Nebraska$1,194.48
- Nevada$4,258.00
- New Hampshire$1,123.63
- New Jersey$5,109.67
- New York$4,000.24
- North Carolina$4,631.50
- North Dakota$878.17
- Ohio$3,704.25
- Oklahoma$553.50
- Oregon$1,224.75
- Pennsylvania$5,897.51
- Puerto Rico$1,450.00
- Rhode Island$4,137.76
- South Carolina$12,814.34
- South Dakota$2,324.74
- Tennessee$4,451.86
- Texas$4,920.97
- Utah$4,716.19
- Vermont$868.80
- Virginia$4,896.00
- Washington$4,877.28
- West Virginia$1,231.23
- Wisconsin$1,794.80
- Wyoming$1,548.67
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.