CMS Price Transparency Data

Breast lump removal

Facility: Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital

Billing Code: 19120 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$4,987

about 1.2× the $4,000 Medicare rate · typically $2,469–$8,573

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,891

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,096 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $4,000 Fair price $4,987 This hospital $3,891 Cash price $5,905 Hospital's list price $10,737

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $479 Priciest $3,891

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

A fair price for a Breast lump removal is about $4,987 (about 1.2× the $4,000 Medicare rate). Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital charges insurers about $3,891, or about $5,905 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Milwaukee, WI.

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	$3,891 - $9,469	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,891 - $9,126	97%
Aetnamajor	$3,969 - $6,979	99%
Cignamajor	$8,375	209%
Humanamajor	$3,891	97%
Dean Health Plan	$8,590	215%
Health Net	$6,738	168%
HealthPartners	$3,891 - $6,657	97%
Molina	$3,891	97%
Priority Health	$3,891	97%
Quartz	$3,891	97%
Security Health Plan	$3,891 - $8,442	97%
WellCare	$3,969	99%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$3,221 - $9,126

Excludes 3 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 5,905), 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 Froedtert Memorial Lutheran 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.

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Other Procedures at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital

Compare: Breast lump removal at other WI hospitals

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