CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,018

about 1.0× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $2,688–$4,234

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,449

About the fair price

about $431 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $4,018 This hospital $4,449 Cash price $3,114 Hospital's list price $8,898

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $458 Priciest $4,449

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

A fair price for a Breast lump removal is about $4,018 (about 1.0× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Baylor St Lukes Medical Center charges insurers about $4,449, or about $3,114 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Houston, TX.

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	$1,034 - $7,352	26%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,014 - $6,665	25%
Aetnamajor	$1,369 - $6,762	34%
Cignamajor	$3,262 - $9,029	82%
Humanamajor	$2,250 - $5,784	56%
Bright Health	$5,281	132%
Devoted Health	$4,104	103%
Health Net	$7,563 - $8,898	189%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$1,518 - $12,465

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 3,114), 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 Baylor St Lukes 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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