Cancer Cost Estimator
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Breast Cancer — HR+, Stage II · Los Angeles, CA
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Estimated total episode cost
$68,400
Your estimated out-of-pocket: $4,200
💡 Switch to Medicare and your out-of-pocket drops to ~$3,100 — saving ~$1,100
Cost by phase of care
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Diagnosis & Staging
Imaging, biopsy, labs, pathology
$4,800
Bilateral diagnostic mammogram (CPT 77066)$420
Breast MRI (CPT 77048)$1,240
Core needle biopsy (CPT 19083)$1,180
Pathology — surgical specimen (CPT 88305)$680
CT chest/abd/pelvis for staging (CPT 74178)$880
Labs panel — CBC, CMP, tumor markers$400
Surgery
Procedure + facility + anesthesia
$24,600
Lumpectomy (CPT 19301) — surgeon fee$2,840
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (CPT 38792)$1,460
Hospital facility fee (outpatient surgical)$14,200
Anesthesia (CPT 00402)$3,100
Post-op pathology (CPT 88307)$1,400
Intraoperative frozen section (CPT 88331)$680
Systemic Therapy
Chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy
$22,400
Chemotherapy infusion administration, first hr (CPT 96413) × 8 cycles$1,140
AC regimen — Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide (J-codes) × 4 cycles$8,400
Paclitaxel (J9265) × 4 cycles$4,200
Antiemetics, hydration, supportive meds$2,800
Lab monitoring × 8 cycles (CBC, CMP)$3,200
G-CSF (Neupogen/Neulasta) — if prescribed$1,700
Radiation Therapy
Whole breast or partial breast irradiation
$12,400
Radiation treatment planning (CPT 77261–77263)$820
IMRT simulation (CPT 77014)$680
External beam radiation treatments × 15–25 fractions$9,200
Weekly on-treatment visits (CPT 77427)$1,200
Adjuvant Therapy & Surveillance
Hormone therapy, follow-up imaging, labs (Year 1–5)
$4,200
Oral hormone therapy (Tamoxifen/AI) × 5 yrs$900
Annual surveillance mammogram (CPT 77067)$380
Semi-annual oncology follow-up visits (CPT 99214) × 8$1,680
Annual labs$440
Bone density scan (CPT 77080) — if on AIs$280
Costs based on CMS MPFS 2024, hospital price transparency data (CA median), and commercial payor rate ranges. Last updated Q1 2025.
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