CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: Northwest Medical Center

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$4,218

about 1.1× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $1,141–$4,491

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,223

About the fair price

about $5 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $4,218 This hospital $4,223 Cash price $8,809 Hospital's list price $36,702

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AZ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $497 Priciest $4,223

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Breast lump removal is about $4,218 (about 1.1× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Northwest Medical Center charges insurers about $4,223, or about $8,809 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tucson, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$3,522 - $18,351	88%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,898 - $5,505	72%
Aetnamajor	$4,111 - $22,021	103%
Cignamajor	$4,111 - $4,336	103%
Humanamajor	$4,111	103%
Ambetter (Centene)	$5,891	147%
Banner Health	$4,317	108%
Clover Health	$4,220	105%
Devoted Health	$4,235	106%
Health Net	$6,622	166%
WellCare	$4,317	108%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$2,380 - $9,610

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 8,809), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 19120.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Northwest Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 19120.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Northwest Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.