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 851–900. 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
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, MS · CCN 250004	559	$1,432	About average	$1,129	$8,321
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalOgden, UT · CCN 460004	209	$1,432	About average	$1,136	$9,324
Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville, TX · CCN 450352	33	$1,433	About average	$1,138	$6,731
Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · CCN 110015	14	$1,433	About average	$1,113	$9,884
San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · CCN 050099	121	$1,433	About average	$1,137	$17,820
Heritage Valley BeaverBeaver, PA · CCN 390036	99	$1,433	About average	$1,141	$4,537
Texoma Medical CenterDenison, TX · CCN 450324	240	$1,434	About average	$1,136	$13,324
Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · CCN 340020	18	$1,434	About average	$1,142	$16,184
UPMC HanoverHanover, PA · CCN 390233	81	$1,434	About average	$1,139	$7,656
Ascension ProvidenceWaco, TX · CCN 450042	112	$1,434	About average	$1,135	$7,114
Tampa General Hospital Crystal RiverCrystal River, FL · CCN 100249	47	$1,434	About average	$1,143	$21,685
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital RockwallRockwall, TX · CCN 670044	77	$1,434	About average	$1,139	$9,016
Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · CCN 040027	199	$1,435	About average	$1,133	$5,416
UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390107	87	$1,435	About average	$1,137	$14,653
Orlando Health Melbourne HospitalMelbourne, FL · CCN 100291	26	$1,435	About average	$1,134	$17,822
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	308	$1,435	About average	$1,140	$24,859
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee HealthFort Myers, FL · CCN 100220	219	$1,435	About average	$1,141	$13,298
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center IncHutchinson, KS · CCN 170020	25	$1,435	About average	$1,134	$17,803
Intermountain Medical CenterMurray, UT · CCN 460010	392	$1,435	About average	$1,137	$9,161
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville, FL · CCN 100113	293	$1,435	About average	$1,135	$11,149
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · CCN 260119	47	$1,435	About average	$1,135	$20,392
West Allis Memorial HospitalWest Allis, WI · CCN 520139	100	$1,435	About average	$1,135	$9,340
Cape Coral HospitalCape Coral, FL · CCN 100244	102	$1,436	About average	$1,139	$12,528
Ogden Regional Medical CenterOgden, UT · CCN 460005	69	$1,436	About average	$1,140	$15,150
Memorial HospitalBelleville, IL · CCN 140185	187	$1,436	About average	$1,135	$8,695
Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton, WI · CCN 520009	50	$1,436	About average	$1,139	$8,375
Genesis HospitalZanesville, OH · CCN 360039	205	$1,436	About average	$1,133	$9,664
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · CCN 300003	808	$1,436	About average	$1,140	$8,718
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · CCN 390006	378	$1,436	About average	$1,138	$23,397
Doctors HospitalColumbus, OH · CCN 360152	58	$1,437	About average	$1,143	$13,075
Ascension St Vincent CarmelCarmel, IN · CCN 150157	84	$1,437	About average	$1,137	$12,699
West Penn HospitalPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390090	63	$1,437	About average	$1,139	$12,900
Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette, IN · CCN 150173	121	$1,437	About average	$1,138	$15,684
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, SC · CCN 420036	116	$1,437	About average	$1,140	$18,721
Baptist HospitalPensacola, FL · CCN 100093	297	$1,437	About average	$1,137	$14,984
Insight Hospital And Medical Center ChicagoChicago, IL · CCN 140158	12	$1,437	About average	$1,124	$29,851
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak, MI · CCN 230130	560	$1,437	About average	$1,142	$9,327
AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando, FL · CCN 100007	709	$1,437	About average	$1,136	$18,766
CHI Health LakesideOmaha, NE · CCN 280130	173	$1,438	About average	$1,132	$9,267
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And NoviSouthfield, MI · CCN 230019	218	$1,438	About average	$1,140	$7,274
Wellington Regional Medical CenterWellington, FL · CCN 100275	71	$1,438	About average	$1,140	$17,966
HCA Florida Bayonet Point HospitalHudson, FL · CCN 100256	38	$1,438	About average	$1,134	$31,377
St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · CCN 260179	234	$1,438	About average	$1,141	$5,964
Memorial Hospital Of South BendSouth Bend, IN · CCN 150058	195	$1,438	About average	$1,141	$8,748
Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · CCN 340142	101	$1,438	About average	$1,139	$6,491
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	495	$1,439	About average	$1,137	$7,469
Ohio Valley Surgical HospitalSpringfield, OH · CCN 360355	70	$1,439	About average	$1,138	$5,617
Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · CCN 200024	93	$1,439	About average	$1,134	$7,842
Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg, PA · CCN 390332	49	$1,439	About average	$1,142	$13,100
The Washington HospitalWashington, PA · CCN 390042	81	$1,439	About average	$1,144	$6,432

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.