Breast lump removal cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $664.68 to $7,383.89, with a median of $4,150.42. The lowest price is at Hardin County General Hospital (Savannah). The highest price is 11.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,150.42, is about the same as the US median of $4,185.70.
- Tennessee ranks 22nd 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$664.68Hardin County General Hospital
Median$4,150.42half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,383.89in Tennessee
Lowest saves$3,485.74vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County General Hospital lowest Savannah · Savannah, TN 19120 Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma, or other benign or malignant tumor, aberrant breast tissue | $664.68 | $1,740.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EXCISION CYST/LESION BREAST | $1,415.73 | $3,453.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC EXC CYST/LESN BREAST | $1,877.46 | $6,474.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC EXC CYST/LESN BREAST | $1,877.46 | $6,474.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC EXC CYST/LESN BREAST | $1,877.46 | $6,474.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC EXCISE BREAST CYST | $2,495.40 | $8,318.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC EXCISE BREAST CYST | $2,495.40 | $8,318.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC EXCISE BREAST CYST | $2,495.40 | $8,318.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC EXCISE BREAST CYST | $2,495.40 | $8,318.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC EXCISE BREAST CYST | $2,495.40 | $8,318.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC EXCISE BREAST CYST | $2,495.40 | $8,318.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $2,996.00 | $3,745.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN 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 | $3,934.64 | $15,801.78 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 19120 Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma, or other benign or malignant tumor, aberrant breast tissue | $4,366.20 | $7,277.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $4,451.86 | $20,235.72 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $4,783.92 | $21,121.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $4,817.22 | $24,831.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $4,895.48 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $4,951.99 | $22,509.04 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $5,174.11 | $23,518.67 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $5,174.11 | $23,518.67 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN 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 | $5,504.48 | $22,285.36 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $6,176.77 | $22,876.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN 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 | $6,604.25 | $33,695.15 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $7,196.60 | $30,886.70 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $7,383.89 | $22,649.96 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 6 | $1,415.73 | $4,630.84 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4 | $4,451.86 | $5,063.05 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $2,495.40 | $2,495.40 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $4,783.92 | $5,480.34 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $1,877.46 | $2,436.73 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $6,604.25 | $6,604.25 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $2,495.40 | $2,495.40 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $2,495.40 | $2,495.40 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $4,817.22 | $4,817.22 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $2,495.40 | $2,495.40 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $3,934.64 | $3,934.64 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $2,495.40 | $2,495.40 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $664.68 | $664.68 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $1,877.46 | $1,877.46 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $5,504.48 | $5,504.48 |
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
- 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
- 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.