CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: Carlsbad Medical Center

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,308

about 1.1× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $3,074–$5,571

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,739

About the fair price

about $431 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $4,308 This hospital $4,739 Cash price $3,223 Hospital's list price $32,225

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

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

Cheapest $3,857 Priciest $12,791

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

A fair price for a Breast lump removal is about $4,308 (about 1.1× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Carlsbad Medical Center charges insurers about $4,739, or about $3,223 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Carlsbad, NM.

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	$2,230 - $17,636	56%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,023 - $29,093	51%
Aetnamajor	$27,069	677%
Cignamajor	$16,113 - $27,005	403%
Devoted Health	$4,289	107%
Molina	$4,085 - $11,333	102%
Presbyterian	$4,085 - $23,289	102%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$4,289 - $29,969

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

Excludes 5 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 3,223), 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 Carlsbad 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 Carlsbad Medical Center

Compare: Breast lump removal at other NM hospitals

UNM Hospital · Albuquerque $3,857
Mountain View Regional Medical Center · Las Cruces $4,005
Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center · Santa Fe $4,041
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $4,078
Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health Systems · Taos $4,908
Presbyterian Hospital · Albuquerque $6,783
Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital · Tucumcari $12,791
Lincoln County Medical Center · Ruidoso $12,791

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