Breast lump removal
Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other NY hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 $508 (about 0.1× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital of Buffalo charges insurers about $481, or about $737 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Buffalo, NY.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $280 - $545 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $184 - $590 | 5% |
| Aetnamajor | $419 - $496 | 10% |
| Cignamajor | $399 - $720 | 10% |
| Humanamajor | $419 - $496 | 10% |
| Amerigroup | $184 - $484 | 5% |
| Fidelis Care | $419 - $596 | 10% |
| Independent Health | $184 - $524 | 5% |
| MagnaCare | $496 | 12% |
| Molina | $414 - $1,089 | 10% |
| MVP Health Care | $508 - $616 | 13% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $442 - $719 | 11% |
| WellCare | $419 - $546 | 10% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $184 - $748 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Compare: Breast lump removal at other NY hospitals
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $467
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $486
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $488
- St James Hospital · Hornell $488
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $504
- Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital · Dansville $510
- Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc · Westfield $510
- Jones Memorial Hospital · Wellsville $533
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.