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 1,051–1,100. 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
Medical City DentonDenton, TX · CCN 450634	108	$1,457	About average	$1,161	$15,476
HCA Florida Trinity HospitalTrinity, FL · CCN 100191	94	$1,457	About average	$1,153	$17,900
Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · CCN 340183	86	$1,457	About average	$1,157	$8,141
Oakleaf Surgical HospitalAltoona, WI · CCN 520196	13	$1,457	About average	$1,161	$6,949
Ascension St Vincent's Clay CountyMiddleburg, FL · CCN 100321	75	$1,457	About average	$1,156	$11,274
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · CCN 520210	117	$1,457	About average	$1,159	$4,414
AdventHealth DelandDeland, FL · CCN 100045	67	$1,458	About average	$1,161	$9,572
Jackson Health SystemMiami, FL · CCN 100022	104	$1,458	About average	$1,154	$7,442
HSHS St Elizabeth's HospitalO Fallon, IL · CCN 140187	155	$1,458	About average	$1,154	$11,204
Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange, GA · CCN 110016	44	$1,458	About average	$1,161	$18,192
Mercy Hospital AdaAda, OK · CCN 370020	51	$1,458	About average	$1,151	$5,400
St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · CCN 110006	117	$1,458	About average	$1,153	$10,285
Holy Family MemorialManitowoc, WI · CCN 520107	32	$1,458	About average	$1,157	$9,320
Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota, FL · CCN 100087	827	$1,458	About average	$1,157	$12,983
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · CCN 520177	583	$1,458	About average	$1,149	$11,793
Mease Countryside HospitalSafety Harbor, FL · CCN 100265	85	$1,458	About average	$1,159	$12,551
HCA Florida West HospitalPensacola, FL · CCN 100231	116	$1,459	About average	$1,158	$23,974
Sarasota Memorial Hospital - VeniceNorth Venice, FL · CCN 100359	362	$1,459	About average	$1,160	$13,632
Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalVero Beach, FL · CCN 100105	482	$1,459	About average	$1,160	$6,019
Dallas Medical CenterDallas, TX · CCN 450379	28	$1,459	About average	$1,162	$21,810
Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLCIdaho Falls, ID · CCN 130074	40	$1,459	About average	$1,162	$5,838
Baylor Scott And White Medical Center UptownDallas, TX · CCN 450422	14	$1,459	About average	$1,162	$13,910
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - CentennialFrisco, TX · CCN 450885	15	$1,459	About average	$1,162	$12,526
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital PlanoPlano, TX · CCN 670025	15	$1,459	About average	$1,162	$11,835
Navarro Regional HospitalCorsicana, TX · CCN 450447	16	$1,459	About average	$1,162	$10,275
Medical City Las ColinasIrving, TX · CCN 450822	23	$1,459	About average	$1,162	$11,805
Medical Center Of McKinneyMckinney, TX · CCN 450403	75	$1,459	About average	$1,162	$16,318
Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney, TX · CCN 670082	104	$1,459	About average	$1,161	$7,680
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas, TX · CCN 450462	198	$1,459	About average	$1,160	$12,787
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At IrvingIrving, TX · CCN 450079	94	$1,459	About average	$1,156	$8,771
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterIdaho Falls, ID · CCN 130018	100	$1,459	About average	$1,155	$19,111
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill, PA · CCN 390004	86	$1,459	About average	$1,162	$14,002
Surgical Institute Of ReadingWyomissing, PA · CCN 390316	39	$1,460	About average	$1,154	$8,901
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · CCN 200009	421	$1,460	About average	$1,161	$7,632
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco, TX · CCN 450101	86	$1,460	About average	$1,157	$10,091
Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · CCN 520193	98	$1,460	About average	$1,160	$9,999
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150162	259	$1,460	About average	$1,155	$12,751
Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · CCN 260078	66	$1,460	About average	$1,163	$4,948
Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · CCN 260097	37	$1,460	About average	$1,163	$3,705
Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · CCN 260094	49	$1,460	About average	$1,163	$10,928
Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · CCN 260195	41	$1,460	About average	$1,160	$5,904
Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · CCN 260186	43	$1,460	About average	$1,157	$6,999
Cleveland Clinic Martin North HospitalStuart, FL · CCN 100044	371	$1,460	About average	$1,160	$10,527
Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Ste Marie, MI · CCN 230239	29	$1,461	About average	$1,164	$4,718
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, IncPittsburg, KS · CCN 170006	62	$1,461	About average	$1,156	$9,742
Penn State Health St. JosephReading, PA · CCN 390096	118	$1,461	About average	$1,159	$14,557
CHI Health MidlandsPapillion, NE · CCN 280105	14	$1,461	About average	$1,164	$9,526
Nebraska Orthopaedic HospitalOmaha, NE · CCN 280129	13	$1,461	About average	$1,164	$4,598
Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · CCN 160047	95	$1,461	About average	$1,163	$8,256
HCA Florida JFK HospitalAtlantis, FL · CCN 100080	153	$1,461	About average	$1,162	$42,974

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.