Removal of a breast lump, open surgery cost in New York
In New York, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for Removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $490.75 to $10,053.00, with a median of $4,000.24. The lowest price is at Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp (Wellsville). The highest price is 20.5× 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$490.75Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp
Median$4,000.24half pay less
Highest$10,053.00in New York
Lowest saves$3,509.49vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp lowest Wellsville · Wellsville, NY PR EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $490.75 | $823.00 | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $505.50 | $1,880.10 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $662.00 | $662.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $864.00 | $864.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $864.00 | $864.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $864.00 | $864.00 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open Male/Female 1/> Lesion | $930.00 | $930.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY PR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open Male/Female 1/> Lesion | $930.00 | $930.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open Male/Female 1/> Lesion | $930.00 | $930.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY PR EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $1,011.32 | $1,696.00 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $1,260.00 | $1,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $1,463.00 | $1,463.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESIONS | $1,472.60 | $7,750.52 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESIONS | $1,472.60 | $7,750.52 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESIONS | $1,472.60 | $7,750.52 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital?Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESIONS | $1,472.60 | $7,750.52 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Floor Hauppauge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Exc,Breast Lesion(S) | $3,608.07 | $3,608.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $3,852.65 | $3,852.65 | — source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,000.24 | $1,195.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,000.24 | $1,239.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION | $4,000.24 | $1,186.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY EXC LES BREAST TISSUE OPN 1/> | $4,265.00 | $1,895.04 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXCISION OF CYST/FIBROADENOMA/BREAST TISSUE/DUCT LESION/NIPPL | $4,531.42 | $5,507.67 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXCISION OF CYST/FIBROADENOMA/BREAST TISSUE/DUCT LESION/NIPPL | $4,531.42 | $5,507.67 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXCISION OF CYST/FIBROADENOMA/BREAST TISSUE/DUCT LESION/NIPPL | $4,531.42 | $5,507.67 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Removal of breast lesion | $4,647.56 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Removal of breast lesion | $4,647.56 | — | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Removal Breast Lesion | $5,467.50 | $6,075.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Removal Breast Lesion | $5,467.50 | $6,075.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Removal Breast Lesion | $5,467.50 | $6,075.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Removal Breast Lesion | $5,467.50 | $6,075.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Removal Breast Lesion | $5,467.50 | $6,075.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC EXCISION OF CYST_FIBROADENOMA_BENIGH OR MALIGNANT TUMOR_ BREAST TISSUE_ MALE_FEMALE_ 1 OR MORE | $7,297.78 | $11,227.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC EXC CYST_ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1__ LESION | $7,392.41 | $11,372.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC EXC CYST_ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1__ LESION | $7,392.41 | $11,372.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC EXC CYST_ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1__ LESION | $7,392.41 | $11,372.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC EXC CYST_ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1__ LESION | $9,098.35 | $11,372.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $9,720.60 | $11,436.00 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $10,053.00 | $10,053.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 22 | $505.50 | $4,000.24 |
| Rochester, NY | 7 | $1,011.32 | $7,392.41 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $864.00 | $864.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $930.00 | $930.00 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $7,297.78 | $7,297.78 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $662.00 | $662.00 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $1,463.00 | $1,463.00 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $930.00 | $930.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $490.75 | $490.75 |
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
- California$5,011.00
- 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
- 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.