US Health Care Costs

Lumpectomy (partial mastectomy)

CPT 19301 · Surgery · hospital facility charge

At the 150 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $5,384, and most charge between $2,911 and $9,202 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

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$5,384typical cash price
$5,895typical commercial insurer rate
$10,318typical list price
150hospitals in 35 states so far
Typical cash price by state

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1––––
Arizona1–––$3,770
California13$3,879$3,879$3,879$8,183
Colorado1–––$5,963
Connecticut1$3,685$3,685$3,685$1,420
Delaware1–––$18,183
Florida16$5,970$5,970$5,970$8,670
Georgia4$7,906$7,906$7,906$6,318
Iowa1–––$9,977
Idaho2$10,392$10,392$10,392$12,470
Illinois6$7,171$7,171$7,171$8,898
Indiana3$4,959$306$9,611$13,397
Kansas2–––$3,898
Kentucky2–––$7,088
Massachusetts1$5,433$5,433$5,433$5,488
Michigan3$5,384$5,384$5,384$4,202
Missouri3$2,431$529$4,332$2,855
Mississippi1–––$8,661
North Carolina5$6,135$5,974$6,135$5,899
Nebraska1$2,580$2,580$2,580$5,178
New Jersey10$4,874$3,786$6,839$5,391
Nevada1–––$2,813
New York3$4,648$4,648$4,648$5,036
Ohio9$712$712$712$8,725
Oklahoma1–––$6,893
Oregon1$7,652$7,652$7,652$8,303
Pennsylvania10$8,246$8,246$8,246$4,987
South Carolina5$21,056$21,056$21,056$4,580
South Dakota1–––$663
Tennessee3$6,421$6,421$6,421$3,441
Texas26–––$4,262
Utah2–––$3,203
Virginia7–––$11,366
Washington2–––$10,725
Wisconsin1–––$8,871
150 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does lumpectomy (partial mastectomy) cost at a hospital?

At 34 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for lumpectomy (partial mastectomy) is $5,384, and most charge between $2,911 and $9,202. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $5,895. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for lumpectomy (partial mastectomy)?

At 17 of the 30 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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