CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,520

about 0.9× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $2,245–$4,722

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,393

Above the fair price

about $873 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $3,520 This hospital $4,393 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 $4,393

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 $3,520 (about 0.9× the $4,000 Medicare rate). CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital charges insurers about $4,393, or about $3,114 in cash — above the fair price. Located in The Woodlands, TX.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $3,520. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$983 - $7,352	25%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$964 - $5,817	24%
Aetnamajor	$1,233 - $6,762	31%
Cignamajor	$3,262 - $9,029	82%
Humanamajor	$2,025 - $5,784	51%
Ambetter (Centene)	$5,753	144%
Bright Health	$5,281	132%
Devoted Health	$4,104	103%
Health Net	$7,563 - $8,898	189%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$1,518 - $12,465

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 CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital 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

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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