Breast lump removal cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $283.50 to $12,021.40, with a median of $3,938.86. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 42.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,938.86, is 6% below the US median of $4,185.70.
- Kentucky ranks 18th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$283.50Ohio County Hospital
Median$3,938.86half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,021.40in Kentucky
Lowest saves$3,655.36vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY EXCISION BREAST MASS | $283.50 | $567.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY EXC CYST/ABERRA | $412.80 | $688.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $580.64 | $764.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $655.20 | $1,008.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $865.15 | $1,331.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 19120 REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION TechFee | $1,552.05 | $2,586.75 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $3,273.00 | $4,364.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma, or other benign or malignant tumor, aberrant breast tissue, duct lesion, nipple or areolar lesion (except 19300), open, male or female, 1 or more lesions | $4,604.71 | $11,511.77 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma, or other benign or malignant tumor, aberrant breast tissue, duct lesion, nipple or areolar lesion (except 19300), open, male or female, 1 or more lesions | $5,214.16 | $13,035.40 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital one side Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY REMOVAL OF GROWTH AND TISSUE OF BREAST; DUCT; OR NIPPLE | $5,569.90 | $7,957.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Excise Breast Cyst | $5,755.20 | $9,592.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma, or other benign or malignant tumor, aberrant breast tissue, duct lesion, nipple or areolar lesion (except 19300), open, male or female, 1 or more lesions | $6,149.72 | $15,374.30 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma, or other benign or malignant tumor, aberrant breast tissue, duct lesion, nipple or areolar lesion (except 19300), open, male or female, 1 or more lesions | $7,492.19 | $18,730.47 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma, or other benign or malignant tumor, aberrant breast tissue, duct lesion, nipple or areolar lesion (except 19300), open, male or female, 1 or more lesions | $12,021.40 | $30,053.51 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3 | $4,604.71 | $6,149.72 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $1,552.05 | $3,653.62 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $412.80 | $412.80 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $865.15 | $865.15 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $5,569.90 | $5,569.90 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $655.20 | $655.20 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $283.50 | $283.50 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $5,214.16 | $5,214.16 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $3,273.00 | $3,273.00 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $12,021.40 | $12,021.40 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 1 | $580.64 | $580.64 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in other states
- Alabama$4,000.00
- Alaska$5,701.80
- Arizona$5,240.74
- Arkansas$3,066.60
- California$5,011.00
- Colorado$5,598.88
- Connecticut$11,335.42, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$6,876.24
- District of Columbia$5,467.61, 2 hospitals
- Florida$4,023.39
- Georgia$6,653.00
- Hawaii$9,472.40
- Idaho$3,946.38
- Illinois$2,876.10
- Indiana$5,041.40
- Iowa$1,784.38
- Kansas$2,383.68
- Louisiana$1,413.48
- Maine$1,421.70
- Maryland$1,153.19, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$6,576.62
- Michigan$5,383.86
- Minnesota$2,005.81
- Mississippi$1,804.25
- Missouri$2,462.91
- Montana$1,118.40
- Nebraska$1,189.60
- Nevada$4,258.00
- New Hampshire$1,690.34, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,109.67
- New Mexico$3,222.51
- New York$4,531.42
- North Carolina$4,824.00
- North Dakota$1,781.31
- Ohio$4,451.40
- Oklahoma$1,615.82
- Oregon$1,604.25
- Pennsylvania$9,042.48
- Puerto Rico$1,450.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,525.96, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$11,357.80
- South Dakota$4,396.80
- Tennessee$4,150.42
- Texas$4,920.97
- Utah$6,108.69, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,820.50
- Virginia$5,849.28
- Washington$4,877.28
- West Virginia$4,308.00
- Wisconsin$2,001.28
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.