CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: Corpus Christi Medical Center,The

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,940

about 0.7× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $1,303–$3,828

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,818

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,122 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $2,940 This hospital $1,818

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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 $1,818

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 $2,940 (about 0.7× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Corpus Christi Medical Center,The charges insurers about $1,818 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Corpus Christi, 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 - $9,259	26%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,847 - $7,271	171%
Aetnamajor	$1,217 - $2,208	30%
Cignamajor	$3,126 - $3,563	78%
Humanamajor	$2,471	62%
Amerigroup	$880	22%
Fidelis Care	$2,115	53%
Health Net	$944	24%
Molina	$1,060	26%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$964 - $7,227

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Corpus Christi Medical Center,The 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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