Breast lump removal cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $409.95 to $22,351.37, with a median of $1,413.48. The lowest price is at Acadian Medical Center (Eunice). The highest price is 54.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,413.48, is 66% below the US median of $4,185.70.
- Louisiana ranks 3rd 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 Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$409.95Acadian Medical Center
Median$1,413.48half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$1,003.53vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadian Medical Center lowest Eunice · Lafayette, LA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $409.95 | $1,366.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA PR EXCISE BREAST CYST | $414.96 | $988.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure | $494.48 | $3,532.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure | $494.48 | $3,532.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure | $494.48 | $3,532.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure | $494.48 | $3,532.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $753.90 | $1,077.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure | $809.28 | $5,058.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA REMOVAL OF GROWTH AND TISSUE OF BREAST; DUCT; OR NIPPLE | $881.63 | $1,469.38 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PR EXCISE BREAST CYST | $986.70 | $4,485.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richard Medical Center Bayville · Monroe, LA EXCISION OF CYST | $1,020.00 | $1,360.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure | $1,271.62 | $9,083.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $1,555.34 | $5,760.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $1,636.00 | $6,292.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure | $2,038.08 | $9,264.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC BIOPSY (BREAST) EXCISIONAL | $2,161.53 | $4,599.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of 1 or More Breast Growth Open Procedure | $2,344.68 | $8,684.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC BIOPSY (BREAST) EXCISIONAL | $2,422.64 | $5,506.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA EXC BREAST LESION OPEN M OR F 1 OR MORE | $2,886.18 | $8,488.77 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $3,280.20 | $5,467.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $3,561.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $4,687.93 | $23,439.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $4,789.98 | $14,968.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 11 | $494.48 | $1,271.62 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $2,161.53 | $2,292.08 |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $409.95 | $1,022.98 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $414.96 | $1,847.58 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $1,020.00 | $2,290.95 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $4,687.93 | $4,687.93 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $881.63 | $881.63 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $2,886.18 | $2,886.18 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $753.90 | $753.90 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $494.48 | $494.48 |
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
- Kentucky$3,938.86
- 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.