Breast lump removal cost in Washington
In Washington, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $1,006.85 to $23,310.40, with a median of $4,877.28. The lowest price is at Astria Toppenish Hospital (Toppenish). The highest price is 23.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,877.28, is 17% above the US median of $4,185.70.
- Washington ranks 29th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 23 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,006.85Astria Toppenish Hospital
Median$4,877.28half of hospitals charge less
Highest$23,310.40in Washington
Lowest saves$3,870.43vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astria Toppenish Hospital lowest Toppenish · Yakima, WA 19120 Excision of cyst, fibroadenoma, or other ben | $1,006.85 | $1,549.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $1,020.00 | $1,200.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 19120 Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion Rhc | $1,363.00 | $1,363.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $1,505.07 | $3,762.67 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA REMOVAL OF GROWTH AND TISSUE OF BREAST; DUCT; OR NIPPLE | $1,574.84 | $2,422.83 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $3,432.00 | $4,290.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Excise Lesion Breast 1+ | $3,488.50 | $6,977.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $3,918.40 | $4,898.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Removal of Breast Lesion--Pbb | $4,157.10 | $4,619.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center one side Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA REMOVAL OF GROWTH AND TISSUE OF BREAST; DUCT; OR NIPPLE | $4,623.67 | $7,113.34 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $4,877.28 | $10,161.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $4,877.28 | $10,161.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $4,877.28 | $10,161.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA EXCISION CYST/FIBROADENOMA/TUMOR, BREAST 1 OR MORE | $5,216.79 | $10,229.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $5,334.40 | $6,668.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $5,528.60 | $7,898.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSUE OPEN 1/> LESION CDM | $5,696.25 | $7,595.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA EXCISION CYST 1+ LESION | $7,295.07 | $8,582.43 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center one side Bellingham · Bellingham, WA REMOVAL OF GROWTH AND TISSUE OF BREAST; DUCT; OR NIPPLE | $7,934.55 | $12,207.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HB EXCISE CYST FIBROADENOMA BREAST TIS | $8,320.80 | $10,401.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Removal of 1 or more breast growth, open procedure | $8,400.00 | $10,500.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center one side Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA REMOVAL OF GROWTH AND TISSUE OF BREAST; DUCT; OR NIPPLE | $10,995.40 | $16,916.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $23,310.40 | — | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 8 | $3,488.50 | $5,047.04 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $3,432.00 | $4,027.84 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $3,918.40 | $4,626.40 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $7,934.55 | $7,934.55 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,020.00 | $1,020.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $5,696.25 | $5,696.25 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $1,505.07 | $1,505.07 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $10,995.40 | $10,995.40 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 1 | $1,363.00 | $1,363.00 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $8,400.00 | $8,400.00 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $1,574.84 | $1,574.84 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $7,295.07 | $7,295.07 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $4,157.10 | $4,157.10 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,006.85 | $1,006.85 |
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
What breast lump removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast lump removal explained.
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
- Tennessee$4,150.42
- Texas$4,920.97
- Utah$6,108.69, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,820.50
- Virginia$5,849.28
- West Virginia$4,308.00
- Wisconsin$2,001.28
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.