CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: Northside Hospital Duluth

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,250

about 0.6× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $975–$4,337

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$965

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,285 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $2,250 This hospital $965 Cash price $958 Hospital's list price $1,277

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 GA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $518 Priciest $1,125

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

A fair price for a Breast lump removal is about $2,250 (about 0.6× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Northside Hospital Duluth charges insurers about $965, or about $958 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Duluth, GA.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$421 - $7,889	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$357 - $34,850	9%
Aetnamajor	$421 - $30,000	11%
Cignamajor	$194 - $8,679	5%
Humanamajor	$421 - $4,019	11%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$421 - $4,895	11%
Ambetter (Centene)	$161 - $10,726	4%
Amerigroup	$161 - $8,978	4%
CareSource	$166 - $18,600	4%
Clover Health	$442 - $4,057	11%
Health Net	$694 - $8,102	17%
Oscar Health	$568 - $6,868	14%
WellCare	$421 - $3,980	11%
+ 29 smaller / regional plans	$161 - $50,000

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

Excludes 9 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 958), 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 Northside Hospital Duluth 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 Northside Hospital Duluth

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