Breast lump removal cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $1,039.00 to $46,358.00, with a median of $9,042.48. The lowest price is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The highest price is 44.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $9,042.48, is 116% above the US median of $4,185.70.
- Pennsylvania ranks 42nd of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,039.00Uniontown Hospital
Median$9,042.48half of hospitals charge less
Highest$46,358.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$8,003.48vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital one side lowest Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA REMOVAL OF GROWTH AND TISSUE OF BREAST; DUCT; OR NIPPLE | $1,039.00 | $2,078.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC EXC CYST BGN TUM OPEN | $4,093.20 | $6,822.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma, or other benign or | $4,425.12 | $12,292.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA 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 | $4,962.88 | $12,407.21 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Removal of Growth and Tissue of Breast, Duct, or Nipple | $5,848.80 | $7,311.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 19120 REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION Tech | $5,946.22 | $24,890.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 19120 Exc Cyst Bgn Tumor Breast | $6,473.89 | $24,890.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA OR EXC CYST/LESN BREAST | $6,931.40 | $9,902.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 19120 REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION Tech | $7,215.61 | $24,890.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 19120 REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION Tech | $7,832.88 | $24,890.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 19120 Exc Cyst Bgn Tumor Breast | $8,246.06 | $24,890.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center one side Sharon · Hermitage, PA REMOVL OF BREAST LESION 1+ LT | $8,415.21 | $8,415.21 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $9,042.48 | $37,677.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $9,436.23 | $34,949.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $9,436.23 | $34,949.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION-MCR | $9,675.00 | $9,675.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital one side Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Excision Cyst/Fibroadenoma/Other Benign/Malignant Tumor Open Male/Female >= 1 Lesion Lt | $11,607.09 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Excision Cyst/Fibroadenoma/Other Benign/Malignant Tumor Open Male/Female >= 1 Lesion Lt | $12,209.53 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Excision Cyst/Fibroadenoma/Other Benign/Malignant Tumor Open Male/Female >= 1 Lesion Lt | $17,809.86 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA EXCIS CYST FIBR LESION BREAST | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA EXCIS CYST FIBR LESION BREAST | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA EXCIS CYST FIBR LESION BREAST | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA EXCIS CYST FIBR LESION BREAST | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA EXCIS CYST FIBR LESION BREAST | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA EXCIS CYST FIBR LESION BREAST | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 | Apr 1, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,946.22 | $7,832.88 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3 | $11,607.09 | $12,209.53 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $9,042.48 | $9,436.23 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $1,039.00 | $2,566.10 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $6,931.40 | $6,931.40 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $8,415.21 | $8,415.21 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $4,425.12 | $4,425.12 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $4,962.88 | $4,962.88 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $7,215.61 | $7,215.61 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $5,848.80 | $5,848.80 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $6,473.89 | $6,473.89 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $46,358.00 | $46,358.00 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $9,675.00 | $9,675.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.