CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,882

about 1.0× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $2,649–$4,189

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $3,882 Cash price $1,078 Hospital's list price $1,797

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$1,091 - $4,030	27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,455 - $6,567	86%
Aetnamajor	$3,737 - $4,854	93%
Cignamajor	$3,955	99%
Humanamajor	$3,880	97%
AmeriHealth	$234	6%
Geisinger	$252	6%
HealthPartners	$236	6%
UPMC Health Plan	$731 - $2,655	18%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$295 - $6,850

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 1,078), 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 UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals 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

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