CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$4,245

about 1.1× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $1,146–$4,907

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$808

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,437 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $4,245 This hospital $808 Cash price $8,960 Hospital's list price $8,960

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $808 Priciest $4,185

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Breast lump removal is about $4,245 (about 1.1× the $4,000 Medicare rate). St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc charges insurers about $808, or about $8,960 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Paterson, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$337 - $5,740	8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$450 - $13,245	11%
Aetnamajor	$420 - $9,489	10%
Cignamajor	$1,780 - $8,960	44%
Ambetter (Centene)	$450 - $6,977	11%
AmeriHealth	$450 - $5,705	11%
Clover Health	$450 - $4,652	11%
Fidelis Care	$337 - $4,884	8%
Health Net	$604 - $8,064	15%
MagnaCare	$6,272	157%
Oscar Health	$8,440	211%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$450 - $5,740

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 8,960), 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 St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc 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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