CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: Samaritan Medical Center

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,642

about 0.7× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $728–$4,931

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,888

Well above the fair price

about $2,246 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $2,642 This hospital $4,888 Cash price $7,488 Hospital's list price $7,488

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $467 Priciest $4,888

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

A fair price for a Breast lump removal is about $2,642 (about 0.7× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Samaritan Medical Center charges insurers about $4,888, or about $7,488 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Watertown, NY.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $2,642. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$300 - $5,841	7%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$498 - $22,434	12%
Aetnamajor	$4,985 - $8,670	125%
CDPHP	$762 - $7,403	19%
Fidelis Care	$385 - $5,621	10%
MVP Health Care	$4,897 - $5,691	122%
WellCare	$385 - $4,888	10%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$366 - $6,215

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 7,488), 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 Samaritan 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Samaritan Medical Center

Compare: Breast lump removal at other NY hospitals

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