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 1,401–1,450. 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
M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240080	252	$1,502	About average	$1,191	$12,511
Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · CCN 520109	24	$1,502	About average	$1,178	$7,544
Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · CCN 270012	136	$1,502	About average	$1,190	$8,428
Knox Community HospitalMount Vernon, OH · CCN 360040	38	$1,503	About average	$1,194	$8,528
Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria, VA · CCN 490122	268	$1,503	About average	$1,192	$5,557
HCA Houston Healthcare NorthwestHouston, TX · CCN 450638	18	$1,503	About average	$1,198	$36,806
HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood, TX · CCN 450775	71	$1,503	About average	$1,198	$32,656
Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians HospitalWebster, TX · CCN 670008	11	$1,503	About average	$1,198	$11,414
CHI St Luke's Health BrazosportLake Jackson, TX · CCN 450072	50	$1,503	About average	$1,196	$11,213
Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon, PA · CCN 390056	26	$1,503	About average	$1,186	$5,794
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston, TX · CCN 450844	137	$1,503	About average	$1,195	$20,650
HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe, TX · CCN 450222	36	$1,503	About average	$1,191	$27,217
St Luke's The Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands, TX · CCN 450862	55	$1,504	About average	$1,189	$16,657
The Womans Hospital of TexasHouston, TX · CCN 450674	30	$1,504	About average	$1,189	$7,964
HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston, TX · CCN 450644	17	$1,504	About average	$1,189	$22,215
Athur M Blank HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 113300	19	$1,505	About average	$1,199	$19,878
Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia, GA · CCN 110226	23	$1,505	About average	$1,199	$6,148
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110079	61	$1,505	About average	$1,199	$16,845
Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram, GA · CCN 110042	67	$1,505	About average	$1,199	$18,310
Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids, MI · CCN 230093	62	$1,505	About average	$1,199	$5,158
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, IncNewnan, GA · CCN 110233	106	$1,505	About average	$1,198	$22,894
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · CCN 110198	66	$1,505	About average	$1,196	$18,889
Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers, GA · CCN 110091	55	$1,505	About average	$1,195	$15,740
Integris Health Woodward HospitalWoodward, OK · CCN 370002	14	$1,505	About average	$1,199	$24,490
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140119	558	$1,506	About average	$1,194	$8,574
Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland CampusLoveland, CO · CCN 060030	33	$1,506	About average	$1,192	$9,776
Mosaic Life Care At St JosephSaint Joseph, MO · CCN 260006	322	$1,506	About average	$1,195	$7,511
Franciscan Health MunsterMunster, IN · CCN 150165	66	$1,507	About average	$1,188	$11,291
Palestine Regional Medical CenterPalestine, TX · CCN 450747	19	$1,507	About average	$1,200	$9,525
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble FallsMarble Falls, TX · CCN 670108	87	$1,507	About average	$1,199	$8,647
Val Verde Regional Medical CenterDel Rio, TX · CCN 450154	20	$1,507	About average	$1,198	$10,179
The Medical Center Of Aurora & South HospitalAurora, CO · CCN 060100	67	$1,507	About average	$1,186	$29,822
Franciscan Health DyerDyer, IN · CCN 150090	68	$1,507	About average	$1,193	$10,955
Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · CCN 390046	360	$1,507	About average	$1,197	$6,221
St Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusEaston, PA · CCN 390162	25	$1,507	About average	$1,191	$23,738
Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park, IL · CCN 140063	119	$1,508	About average	$1,191	$5,617
St. Patrick HospitalMissoula, MT · CCN 270014	216	$1,509	About average	$1,197	$6,149
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · CCN 390231	314	$1,509	About average	$1,199	$8,250
West Suburban Medical CenterOak Park, IL · CCN 140049	19	$1,509	About average	$1,202	$8,831
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND · CCN 350015	441	$1,510	About average	$1,201	$6,315
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · CCN 520004	207	$1,510	About average	$1,199	$5,599
Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA · CCN 490040	97	$1,510	About average	$1,195	$9,003
Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha, WI · CCN 520021	75	$1,510	About average	$1,199	$9,654
Penn Highlands DuboisDubois, PA · CCN 390086	217	$1,511	About average	$1,203	$5,959
Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, TX · CCN 450370	15	$1,511	About average	$1,204	$4,576
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - ChicagoChicago, IL · CCN 140224	38	$1,511	About average	$1,185	$11,415
Southside Community Hospital, IncFarmville, VA · CCN 490090	17	$1,511	About average	$1,195	$12,844
Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · CCN 340042	61	$1,511	About average	$1,204	$7,384
Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · CCN 340013	28	$1,511	About average	$1,204	$16,516
United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport, WV · CCN 510006	217	$1,511	About average	$1,196	$7,562

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.