CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$858

about 0.2× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $288–$3,544

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$452

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $406 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $858 This hospital $452 Cash price $899 Hospital's list price $1,797

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other MO hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $445 Priciest $537

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

A fair price for a Breast lump removal is about $858 (about 0.2× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $452, or about $899 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Sainte Genevieve, MO.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$452 - $978	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$300 - $599	7%
Aetnamajor	$305 - $1,845	8%
Ambetter (Centene)	$374 - $749	9%
HealthLink	$1,066 - $2,132	27%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$305 - $997

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 2 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 899), 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 Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital 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 Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital

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