CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: Palacios Community Medical Center

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,124

about 0.3× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $421–$2,360

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,122

About the fair price

about $2 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $1,124 This hospital $1,122 Cash price $8,536 Hospital's list price $8,536

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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 $1,122

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Breast lump removal is about $1,124 (about 0.3× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Palacios Community Medical Center charges insurers about $1,122, or about $8,536 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Palacios, TX.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$385 - $2,188	10%
Aetnamajor	$4,524 - $5,975	113%
Molina	$385 - $4,524	10%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$385

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 8,536), 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 Palacios Community 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 Palacios Community Medical Center

Compare: Breast lump removal at other TX hospitals

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