CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,458

about 0.9× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $2,115–$3,608

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,601

About the fair price

about $143 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $3,458 This hospital $3,601

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $502 Priciest $3,601

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

A fair price for a Breast lump removal is about $3,458 (about 0.9× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $3,601 — about the fair price. Located in Knoxville, TN.

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	$1,354 - $4,055	34%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,310 - $3,671	58%
Aetnamajor	$1,976 - $3,671	49%
Cignamajor	$1,847 - $3,671	46%
Humanamajor	$3,601	90%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,941	49%
Devoted Health	$3,671	92%
WellCare	$3,671	92%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$3,322

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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, 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 Fort Sanders Regional 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 Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

Compare: Breast lump removal at other TN hospitals

Williamson Medical Center · Franklin $502
Erlanger Medical Center · Chattanooga $751
University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $819
Dekalb Community Hospital · Smithville $1,509
Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital · Sparta $1,509
Stones River Hospital · Woodbury $1,535
Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital · Centerville $1,535
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital · Murfreesboro $1,706

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