# Breast lump removal in GA

Billing code `19120`. Prices for this code at 64 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/breast-lump-removal

Removal of breast lesion

**Where this is done matters more than which hospital:** Breast lump removal is a procedure a doctor's office can perform, and Medicare pays about 7.7x more for it at a hospital outpatient department than in an office. Every price below is a hospital's, and excludes the doctor's separate bill. Do not quote these as the cost of the procedure without saying which setting they describe.

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 34 publish a facility charge; 9 publish both, mixed together; 21 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $869 |
| Typical | $3,960 |
| Dearest tenth | $6,611 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 8-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | see split | $11,640 | $222 | $19,340 | $136 | $11,640 | 4,648 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $3,016 | $479 | not published | $458 | $3,016 | 21 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $3,859 | $547 | not published | $306 | $9,871 | 94 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $4,434 | $459 | $12,668 | $217 | $10,135 | 123 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $815 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $92 | $4,993 | 16 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $868 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $958 | $192 | $50,000 | 501 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $868 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $958 | $161 | $50,000 | 501 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $3,787 | $448 | not published | $398 | $6,575 | 30 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $1,125 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $958 | $306 | $50,000 | 223 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $1,127 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $958 | $306 | $50,000 | 224 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $1,129 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $958 | $306 | $50,000 | 225 |
| Optim Medical Center - Tattnall | REIDSVILLE | not rated | $1,259 | $1,259 | not mentioned | $11,629 | $1,259 | $1,259 | 1 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $1,640 | $963 | $872 | $191 | $15,220 | 112 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $1,621 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,621 | $322 | $5,672 | 44 |
| Taylor Regional Hospital | HAWKINSVILLE | not rated | see split | $3,410 | $815 | $18,304 | $470 | $6,877 | 9 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $2,400 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,400 | $3,745 | 9 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $2,514 | $2,514 | not mentioned | not published | $2,395 | $9,635 | 3 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $2,819 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $167 | $8,384 | 21 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $2,928 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $100 | $5,557 | 12 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $3,806 | $508 | $5,135 | $398 | $9,551 | 54 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $3,279 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,907 | $2,128 | $4,506 | 20 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $3,457 | $3,457 | not mentioned | not published | $1,314 | $9,326 | 24 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $3,457 | $3,457 | not mentioned | not published | $1,314 | $9,326 | 24 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $3,465 | $3,465 | not mentioned | $11,629 | $3,431 | $5,147 | 6 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $3,517 | $3,517 | not mentioned | not published | $503 | $8,578 | 16 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $3,560 | $715 | not published | $475 | $11,238 | 22 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $3,603 | $3,603 | not mentioned | not published | $3,431 | $6,005 | 7 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $3,682 | $3,682 | not mentioned | not published | $2,522 | $7,225 | 8 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $3,718 | $3,718 | not mentioned | not published | $3,507 | $7,436 | 13 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $3,731 | $3,731 | not mentioned | not published | $1,927 | $7,462 | 15 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $3,897 | $3,897 | not mentioned | not published | $1,266 | $7,882 | 11 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $3,908 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,908 | $1,041 | $8,149 | 41 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $3,960 | $3,960 | not mentioned | not published | $3,772 | $6,601 | 7 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $4,025 | $4,025 | not mentioned | $3,960 | $3,908 | $4,299 | 10 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $4,163 | $4,163 | not mentioned | $6,653 | $3,515 | $8,326 | 17 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $4,229 | $4,229 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $12,483 | 22 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $4,329 | $4,329 | not mentioned | not published | $2,363 | $11,313 | 13 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $4,368 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,758 | $25,200 | 95 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $4,368 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,020 | $9,674 | 160 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $4,439 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $2,140 | $11,768 | 13 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $4,557 | $4,557 | not mentioned | $6,653 | $3,515 | $8,431 | 19 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $4,557 | $4,557 | not mentioned | $6,653 | $3,515 | $8,431 | 19 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $4,557 | $4,557 | not mentioned | $6,653 | $3,515 | $8,326 | 19 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $4,557 | $4,557 | not mentioned | $6,653 | $3,515 | $8,431 | 19 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $4,557 | $4,557 | not mentioned | $6,653 | $3,515 | $8,326 | 19 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $4,613 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,020 | $9,871 | 143 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $5,030 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $6,550 | $3,141 | $10,873 | 25 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $5,809 | $5,809 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $15,508 | 13 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $5,809 | $5,809 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $14,968 | 13 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $5,809 | $5,809 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $15,156 | 13 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $5,809 | $5,809 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $14,929 | 13 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $5,809 | $5,809 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $14,929 | 13 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $5,994 | $5,994 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $14,993 | 14 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $5,994 | $5,994 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $14,967 | 14 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $5,994 | $5,994 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $13,631 | 6 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $6,316 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,758 | $9,871 | 174 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $6,459 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,776 | $9,829 | 125 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $6,676 | $6,676 | not mentioned | $8,038 | $485 | $25,305 | 41 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $6,723 | $6,723 | not mentioned | not published | $2,165 | $18,463 | 10 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $7,132 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $7,132 | $2,584 | $11,055 | 17 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $9,843 | $9,843 | not mentioned | not published | $4,063 | $18,463 | 9 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $9,843 | $9,843 | not mentioned | not published | $3,853 | $18,463 | 9 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $9,843 | $9,843 | not mentioned | not published | $3,927 | $18,463 | 9 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $11,346 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $8,250 | $4,421 | $13,750 | 10 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 8 of the 26 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 18 it is higher.

2 of these 64 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Jefferson Hospital, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in skin, breast & wound care

- [Abscess drainage](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/abscess-drainage) -- 113 hospitals, typically $316
- [Needle drainage of a cyst, abscess or blood collection](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/needle-drainage-of-a-cyst-abscess-or-blood-collection) -- 105 hospitals, typically $757
- [Stitches for a face or neck cut, 2.6 to 5 cm](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/stitches-for-a-face-or-neck-cut-2-6-to-5-cm) -- 104 hospitals, typically $366
- [Fine needle biopsy with ultrasound guidance](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/fine-needle-biopsy-with-ultrasound-guidance) -- 94 hospitals, typically $1,508

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Every procedure with a published price in GA: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga
Prices that look wrong: info@clearcharge.org

Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.