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 101–150. 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
Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010144	39	$1,299	16% below the national average	$1,025	$5,695
Mercy Health - Defiance HospitalDefiance, OH · CCN 360270	27	$1,299	16% below the national average	$1,024	$6,751
Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLCJunction City, KS · CCN 170074	13	$1,300	16% below the national average	$1,002	$4,332
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial HospitalBardstown, KY · CCN 180025	23	$1,300	16% below the national average	$1,016	$7,281
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids, MI · CCN 230038	464	$1,300	16% below the national average	$1,026	$5,244
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · CCN 110064	155	$1,300	15% below the national average	$1,020	$12,348
Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills, MI · CCN 230151	78	$1,301	15% below the national average	$1,025	$10,355
AdventHealth Port CharlottePort Charlotte, FL · CCN 100077	21	$1,301	15% below the national average	$1,021	$51,783
Cabell Huntington Hospital, IncHuntington, WV · CCN 510055	208	$1,301	15% below the national average	$1,028	$7,914
Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth, MS · CCN 250009	116	$1,302	15% below the national average	$1,032	$7,978
Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach, FL · CCN 100258	76	$1,302	15% below the national average	$998	$22,170
Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · CCN 440120	150	$1,302	15% below the national average	$1,028	$13,978
D W McMillan Memorial HospitalBrewton, AL · CCN 010099	44	$1,304	15% below the national average	$1,027	$2,807
Wheeling Hospital, IncWheeling, WV · CCN 510050	395	$1,304	15% below the national average	$1,034	$11,671
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, IncGlen Dale, WV · CCN 510013	43	$1,305	15% below the national average	$1,026	$6,463
Regional One HealthMemphis, TN · CCN 440152	30	$1,307	15% below the national average	$1,025	$9,918
Singing River GulfportGulfport, MS · CCN 250123	40	$1,307	15% below the national average	$1,040	$22,218
University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · CCN 260141	485	$1,308	15% below the national average	$1,039	$9,144
KershawHealthCamden, SC · CCN 420048	26	$1,308	15% below the national average	$1,017	$9,427
Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · CCN 050115	55	$1,309	15% below the national average	$891	$14,123
Camden Clark Medical CenterParkersburg, WV · CCN 510058	167	$1,309	15% below the national average	$1,037	$7,032
Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical CenterMccomb, MS · CCN 250097	97	$1,309	15% below the national average	$1,036	$4,726
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical CenterAshland, OH · CCN 360002	16	$1,311	15% below the national average	$1,030	$6,597
Conway Medical CenterConway, SC · CCN 420049	210	$1,312	15% below the national average	$1,043	$6,299
Lake HealthConcord, OH · CCN 360098	158	$1,312	15% below the national average	$1,037	$7,325
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown, WV · CCN 510001	369	$1,313	15% below the national average	$1,038	$10,298
Bon Secours Southside Medical CenterPetersburg, VA · CCN 490067	67	$1,314	15% below the national average	$1,040	$23,682
Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · CCN 440110	40	$1,314	15% below the national average	$1,039	$6,018
Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · CCN 440125	95	$1,315	15% below the national average	$1,038	$5,388
Fisher-Titus HospitalNorwalk, OH · CCN 360065	50	$1,315	15% below the national average	$1,047	$5,146
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - AnaheimAnaheim, CA · CCN 050609	12	$1,315	15% below the national average	$907	$13,740
Bon Secours Maryview Medical CenterPortsmouth, VA · CCN 490017	176	$1,316	14% below the national average	$1,043	$13,228
Ochsner Rush HospitalMeridian, MS · CCN 250069	83	$1,316	14% below the national average	$1,041	$4,591
Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · CCN 010083	110	$1,317	14% below the national average	$1,040	$28,777
Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, IncRonceverte, WV · CCN 510002	40	$1,317	14% below the national average	$1,040	$14,970
Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo, TX · CCN 450209	53	$1,317	14% below the national average	$1,029	$21,025
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg, MS · CCN 250078	167	$1,318	14% below the national average	$1,049	$10,705
University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · CCN 440015	478	$1,318	14% below the national average	$1,047	$7,144
Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasley, SC · CCN 420015	27	$1,319	14% below the national average	$1,032	$14,668
Greenwood Leflore HospitalGreenwood, MS · CCN 250099	35	$1,320	14% below the national average	$1,040	$4,760
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · CCN 040055	165	$1,320	14% below the national average	$1,046	$9,642
Southwest General Health CenterMiddleburg Heights, OH · CCN 360155	138	$1,320	14% below the national average	$1,047	$8,243
Bryan Medical CenterLincoln, NE · CCN 280003	397	$1,320	14% below the national average	$1,047	$9,333
Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · CCN 440173	114	$1,320	14% below the national average	$1,041	$4,477
Mercy Health - Tiffin HospitalTiffin, OH · CCN 360089	37	$1,320	14% below the national average	$1,046	$8,162
Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · CCN 010114	33	$1,321	14% below the national average	$1,041	$8,312
Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · CCN 190017	90	$1,321	14% below the national average	$1,046	$9,769
Methodist Medical Center Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN · CCN 440034	98	$1,321	14% below the national average	$1,048	$6,117
Starr Regional Medical Center AthensAthens, TN · CCN 440068	59	$1,322	14% below the national average	$1,050	$11,937
SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260105	130	$1,322	14% below the national average	$1,047	$15,434

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.