Outpatient procedure · APC 5072 · Surgery or procedure

Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $1,539 per procedure at 2,329 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $1,396 and $1,606.

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $1,539
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $1,396–$1,606
Medicare’s share: $1,22079% of the payment
Average billed charge: $11,310
Hospitals reporting: 2,329323,855 procedures

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2,315 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 501–550. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Lovelace Regional Hospital - RoswellRoswell, NM · CCN 320086	41	$1,384	10% below the national average	$1,097	$15,250
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · CCN 110069	82	$1,385	10% below the national average	$1,102	$8,289
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR · CCN 040029	188	$1,385	About average	$1,100	$10,450
Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN · CCN 440082	278	$1,385	About average	$1,101	$12,566
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450058	122	$1,385	About average	$1,095	$35,863
St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · CCN 200034	50	$1,385	About average	$1,093	$8,891
Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · CCN 160030	260	$1,385	About average	$1,100	$6,565
Mercy Health-Anderson HospitalCincinnati, OH · CCN 360001	38	$1,385	About average	$1,094	$17,811
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenoaksGlendale Heights, IL · CCN 140292	18	$1,386	About average	$1,087	$7,567
Saint Joseph EastLexington, KY · CCN 180143	61	$1,386	About average	$1,091	$9,435
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburne, TX · CCN 450148	15	$1,386	About average	$1,088	$11,395
Baptist Health LexingtonLexington, KY · CCN 180103	286	$1,386	About average	$1,098	$17,898
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · CCN 160082	463	$1,386	About average	$1,101	$8,635
Kettering Health Greene MemorialXenia, OH · CCN 360026	14	$1,387	About average	$1,105	$8,637
Grand Lake Health SystemSaint Marys, OH · CCN 360032	35	$1,387	About average	$1,099	$6,395
Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · CCN 240020	19	$1,387	About average	$1,105	$5,601
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · CCN 190111	411	$1,387	About average	$1,098	$12,537
Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · CCN 160117	60	$1,387	About average	$1,105	$7,379
Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · CCN 160124	17	$1,387	About average	$1,105	$3,796
Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · CCN 160112	58	$1,387	About average	$1,105	$6,693
Covenant Childrens HospitalLubbock, TX · CCN 453306	159	$1,387	About average	$1,097	$14,463
MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · CCN 160067	122	$1,387	About average	$1,103	$14,458
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · CCN 200033	276	$1,387	About average	$1,100	$9,156
Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · CCN 260177	109	$1,387	About average	$1,094	$9,580
JPS Health NetworkFort Worth, TX · CCN 450039	63	$1,387	About average	$1,094	$10,369
McCullough-Hyde Memorial HospitalOxford, OH · CCN 360046	31	$1,387	About average	$1,104	$9,715
Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · CCN 010036	29	$1,387	About average	$1,105	$11,200
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas, TX · CCN 450021	499	$1,388	About average	$1,095	$8,951
Kaiser Permanente Central HospitalSeattle, WA · CCN 500052	11	$1,388	About average	$1,058	$4,174
Newberry County Memorial HospitalNewberry, SC · CCN 420053	12	$1,388	About average	$1,086	$9,096
Citizens Medical CenterVictoria, TX · CCN 450023	107	$1,389	About average	$1,094	$7,674
Davis Medical CenterElkins, WV · CCN 510030	18	$1,389	About average	$1,097	$9,267
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System PulaskiPulaski, TN · CCN 440020	12	$1,389	About average	$1,106	$5,865
MUSC Health Florence Medical CenterFlorence, SC · CCN 420091	106	$1,389	About average	$1,106	$23,972
Uva Health Prince William Medical CenterManassas, VA · CCN 490045	132	$1,389	About average	$1,092	$5,972
Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach, SC · CCN 420085	253	$1,389	About average	$1,103	$20,606
Prisma Health Patewood HospitalGreenville, SC · CCN 420102	412	$1,389	About average	$1,103	$8,722
Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati, OH · CCN 360134	217	$1,389	About average	$1,101	$6,430
Christ HospitalCincinnati, OH · CCN 360163	382	$1,389	About average	$1,100	$10,872
Johnson Memorial HospitalFranklin, IN · CCN 150001	31	$1,389	About average	$1,091	$7,530
St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · CCN 160045	203	$1,389	About average	$1,102	$7,073
Wayne HospitalGreenville, OH · CCN 360044	20	$1,389	About average	$1,107	$8,822
South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado, AR · CCN 040088	12	$1,389	About average	$1,092	$11,874
Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek, MI · CCN 230075	94	$1,389	About average	$1,102	$4,828
Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · CCN 490057	159	$1,390	About average	$1,101	$13,141
University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis CampusTopeka, KS · CCN 170016	164	$1,390	About average	$1,100	$8,687
Jennie Stuart Medical CenterHopkinsville, KY · CCN 180051	57	$1,390	About average	$1,105	$5,914
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA · CCN 490007	374	$1,390	About average	$1,099	$15,572
Bsa HospitalAmarillo, TX · CCN 450231	335	$1,390	About average	$1,101	$12,878
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · CCN 190026	84	$1,390	About average	$1,099	$17,846

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 327,576 procedures at 2,461 hospitals · 2021: 342,159 procedures at 2,460 hospitals · 2022: 328,148 procedures at 2,418 hospitals · 2023: 331,434 procedures at 2,387 hospitals · 2024: 323,855 procedures at 2,329 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$1,364	$9,588
2021	$1,405	$9,782
2022	$1,422	$10K
2023	$1,477	$11K
2024	$1,539	$11K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	6	1,080	$787	$666–$851
Alabama	45	4,814	$1,321	$1,281–$1,347
Tennessee	53	6,148	$1,324	$1,322–$1,384
West Virginia	21	2,823	$1,328	$1,309–$1,374
Mississippi	36	3,960	$1,340	$1,314–$1,355
Louisiana	46	4,679	$1,344	$1,333–$1,362
Ohio	107	14,062	$1,349	$1,354–$1,409
Oklahoma	39	4,483	$1,355	$1,368–$1,463
Arkansas	27	3,570	$1,359	$1,333–$1,450
South Carolina	43	7,381	$1,374	$1,359–$1,399
Kentucky	46	5,518	$1,389	$1,360–$1,407
Missouri	59	7,560	$1,394	$1,385–$1,460
Kansas	31	3,743	$1,394	$1,383–$1,443
Nebraska	21	2,935	$1,404	$1,438–$1,478
Virginia	60	9,999	$1,410	$1,381–$1,499
Iowa	25	4,141	$1,414	$1,385–$1,461
North Carolina	69	9,206	$1,418	$1,398–$1,442
Indiana	69	8,494	$1,422	$1,431–$1,472
Michigan	77	9,509	$1,425	$1,406–$1,474
Georgia	71	8,386	$1,428	$1,392–$1,472
New Mexico	15	1,273	$1,428	$1,393–$1,506
New Hampshire	13	2,357	$1,430	$1,489–$1,566
Texas	168	20,036	$1,441	$1,407–$1,464
Florida	146	20,444	$1,444	$1,441–$1,469
Utah	21	2,407	$1,451	$1,425–$1,453
Maine	15	1,585	$1,455	$1,403–$1,503
Pennsylvania	114	15,588	$1,478	$1,428–$1,551
Wisconsin	56	6,950	$1,480	$1,451–$1,504
Idaho	13	2,029	$1,484	$1,418–$1,523
Illinois	95	15,195	$1,493	$1,475–$1,539
South Dakota	12	2,368	$1,526	$1,520–$1,622
Montana	10	1,708	$1,536	$1,504–$1,598
North Dakota	6	1,934	$1,539	$1,516–$1,570
Colorado	42	4,089	$1,548	$1,525–$1,544
Minnesota	41	7,162	$1,567	$1,520–$1,571
Arizona	41	6,071	$1,584	$1,562–$1,581
Wyoming	8	471	$1,612	$1,607–$1,628
Delaware	6	1,585	$1,613	$1,613–$1,614
District of Columbia	5	1,304	$1,625	$1,618–$1,647
Rhode Island	10	987	$1,631	$1,627–$1,645
Washington	45	6,327	$1,656	$1,617–$1,705
Alaska	6	733	$1,706	$1,683–$1,769
Massachusetts	52	13,195	$1,724	$1,723–$1,741
Nevada	17	1,295	$1,725	$1,700–$1,736
New Jersey	54	8,474	$1,725	$1,671–$1,764
Oregon	28	3,266	$1,747	$1,668–$1,722
New York	113	20,231	$1,771	$1,700–$1,827
Connecticut	25	3,630	$1,776	$1,779–$1,809
Hawaii	11	983	$1,804	$1,801–$1,898
California	190	27,687	$2,041	$1,963–$2,080

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.