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

Compare hospitals

Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.

Location

Specific hospitals up to 10

Sort by

Order

Year of care

2,315 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1,101–1,150. 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
MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · CCN 160153	52	$1,461	About average	$1,160	$7,293
Broward Health Coral SpringsCoral Springs, FL · CCN 100276	70	$1,461	About average	$1,162	$8,568
SSM Health St Mary's Hospital -CentraliaCentralia, IL · CCN 140034	32	$1,461	About average	$1,156	$10,626
CHI Health ImmanuelOmaha, NE · CCN 280081	50	$1,461	About average	$1,158	$8,811
Community Hospital NorthIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150169	226	$1,461	About average	$1,164	$8,780
Salina Regional Health CenterSalina, KS · CCN 170012	271	$1,461	About average	$1,162	$7,701
AdventHealth New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach, FL · CCN 100014	108	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$7,941
Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel, IN · CCN 150161	138	$1,462	About average	$1,163	$13,450
Baptist Health PaducahPaducah, KY · CCN 180104	222	$1,462	About average	$1,157	$17,144
Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, IncMiami Beach, FL · CCN 100034	167	$1,462	About average	$1,161	$8,753
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	1,049	$1,462	About average	$1,164	$20,804
North Carolina Specialty HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340049	12	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$4,206
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110083	341	$1,463	About average	$1,157	$15,570
AdventHealth Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL · CCN 100068	198	$1,463	About average	$1,162	$10,996
MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterDubuque, IA · CCN 160069	152	$1,463	About average	$1,161	$8,770
Memorial Regional HospitalHollywood, FL · CCN 100038	201	$1,463	About average	$1,164	$18,650
Halifax Health Medical CenterDaytona Beach, FL · CCN 100017	126	$1,463	About average	$1,164	$16,737
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX · CCN 450358	551	$1,463	About average	$1,156	$22,331
Stafford Hospital, LLCStafford, VA · CCN 490140	60	$1,463	About average	$1,151	$7,523
Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · CCN 110089	34	$1,463	About average	$1,152	$9,684
Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · CCN 200052	28	$1,463	About average	$1,166	$7,751
Boca Raton Regional HospitalBoca Raton, FL · CCN 100168	799	$1,464	About average	$1,163	$11,042
Lake Granbury Medical CenterGranbury, TX · CCN 450596	35	$1,464	About average	$1,166	$23,250
Medical City DecaturDecatur, TX · CCN 450271	19	$1,464	About average	$1,166	$19,807
Medical City WeatherfordWeatherford, TX · CCN 450203	66	$1,464	About average	$1,166	$11,252
Medical City ArlingtonArlington, TX · CCN 450675	65	$1,464	About average	$1,165	$12,243
Medical City LewisvilleLewisville, TX · CCN 450669	49	$1,464	About average	$1,165	$9,643
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital SouthlakeSouthlake, TX · CCN 450888	12	$1,464	About average	$1,162	$11,777
Baylor Scott And White Orthopedic And Spine HospiArlington, TX · CCN 670067	13	$1,464	About average	$1,161	$9,711
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital AllianceFort Worth, TX · CCN 670085	35	$1,464	About average	$1,160	$9,144
Jupiter Medical CenterJupiter, FL · CCN 100253	533	$1,464	About average	$1,164	$7,513
Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown, PA · CCN 390048	79	$1,464	About average	$1,155	$14,403
Southwest Medical CenterLiberal, KS · CCN 170068	65	$1,464	About average	$1,163	$9,033
Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · CCN 010035	57	$1,464	About average	$1,166	$5,488
Orthoindy HospitalIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150160	13	$1,464	About average	$1,167	$14,336
Witham Health ServicesLebanon, IN · CCN 150104	59	$1,464	About average	$1,166	$9,750
IU Health West HospitalAvon, IN · CCN 150158	92	$1,464	About average	$1,166	$14,264
Hancock Regional HospitalGreenfield, IN · CCN 150037	114	$1,464	About average	$1,164	$7,396
Franciscan Health MooresvilleMooresville, IN · CCN 150057	28	$1,464	About average	$1,163	$12,803
Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL · CCN 100128	212	$1,465	About average	$1,162	$27,012
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay, TX · CCN 450709	112	$1,465	About average	$1,160	$18,550
Magnolia HospitalMagnolia, AR · CCN 040067	11	$1,465	About average	$1,167	$5,199
North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison, AR · CCN 040017	24	$1,465	About average	$1,167	$5,023
Ascension St Vincent FishersFishers, IN · CCN 150181	17	$1,465	About average	$1,155	$13,426
Franciscan Health CrawfordsvilleCrawfordsville, IN · CCN 150022	22	$1,465	About average	$1,153	$11,460
Ascension St Vincent AndersonAnderson, IN · CCN 150088	37	$1,465	About average	$1,150	$12,194
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · CCN 010078	86	$1,465	About average	$1,162	$15,243
The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · CCN 520028	150	$1,465	About average	$1,164	$5,593
Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY · CCN 180102	105	$1,465	About average	$1,155	$13,828
Holy Cross HospitalFt Lauderdale, FL · CCN 100073	368	$1,465	About average	$1,167	$8,369

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

View data as a table

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.

Show all 50 states

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.