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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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Specific hospitals up to 10

2,315 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1,601–1,650. Download as CSV

HospitalCasesAverage paymentvs national averageMedicare paidBilled charge
San Juan Regional Medical Center IncFarmington, NM · CCN 320005126$1,544About average$1,217$8,965
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical CenterTwin Falls, ID · CCN 130002191$1,544About average$1,226$8,936
Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale, AZ · CCN 03009457$1,545About average$1,223$24,385
University Of Illinois Hospital And ClinicsChicago, IL · CCN 140150233$1,545About average$1,224$11,078
Northwest Medical CenterTucson, AZ · CCN 03008593$1,545About average$1,217$20,704
Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal, MO · CCN 26002556$1,545About average$1,231$12,336
Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 39020421$1,546About average$1,223$10,161
Frisbie Memorial HospitalRochester, NH · CCN 30001424$1,547About average$1,224$12,511
HCA Florida Raulerson HospitalOkeechobee, FL · CCN 10025230$1,547About average$1,218$26,386
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler, AZ · CCN 030036160$1,547About average$1,227$17,847
Norton-King's Daughters' HealthMadison, IN · CCN 15006948$1,548About average$1,226$6,558
Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE · CCN 280065171$1,549About average$1,231$10,477
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusQuakertown, PA · CCN 39003554$1,550About average$1,235$23,202
Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · CCN 24014111$1,550About average$1,235$7,805
North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · CCN 24000185$1,550About average$1,235$6,327
M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · CCN 24020797$1,550About average$1,234$7,446
M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · CCN 24021344$1,550About average$1,233$9,286
Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · CCN 24005018$1,550About average$1,231$6,685
Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · CCN 24004440$1,551About average$1,234$2,136
Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PA · CCN 390179327$1,551About average$1,234$10,246
UPMC SomersetSomerset, PA · CCN 39003925$1,551About average$1,236$5,566
UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · CCN 390073122$1,551About average$1,234$10,943
Independence Health System Clarion HospitalClarion, PA · CCN 39009326$1,551About average$1,234$5,902
Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawney, PA · CCN 39019918$1,551About average$1,231$8,581
UPMC KaneKane, PA · CCN 39010418$1,551About average$1,215$4,076
Lower Keys Medical CenterKey West, FL · CCN 10015051$1,552About average$1,224$11,897
St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · CCN 390057171$1,552About average$1,231$8,600
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester, VA · CCN 490005497$1,553About average$1,229$7,396
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · CCN 03001491$1,553About average$1,229$14,322
Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana, PA · CCN 39017359$1,554About average$1,238$10,845
Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · CCN 52009113$1,554About average$1,238$7,941
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake, WI · CCN 52001136$1,554About average$1,238$4,501
Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · CCN 520037118$1,554About average$1,235$4,001
Catholic Medical CenterManchester, NH · CCN 300034124$1,554About average$1,235$8,815
Intermountain Health Cedar City HospitalCedar City, UT · CCN 46000725$1,555About average$1,239$7,496
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390142104$1,555About average$1,236$6,065
Intermountain Health Sevier Valley HospitalRichfield, UT · CCN 46002620$1,556About average$1,235$5,407
Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PA · CCN 390203185$1,556About average$1,238$8,739
Castleview HospitalPrice, UT · CCN 46001124$1,556About average$1,230$9,228
Copley Memorial HospitalAurora, IL · CCN 140029148$1,556About average$1,231$11,958
St. Catherine Hospital - Garden CityGarden City, KS · CCN 17002374$1,557About average$1,234$7,375
Portneuf Medical CenterPocatello, ID · CCN 130028137$1,557About average$1,235$13,797
Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · CCN 240064104$1,557About average$1,235$5,305
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140281989$1,558About average$1,237$14,457
Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley, WA · CCN 50011973$1,558About average$1,225$12,301
Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · CCN 310075236$1,558About average$1,210$7,082
Mary Rutan HospitalBellefontaine, OH · CCN 36019736$1,558About average$1,242$10,246
OSF Saint Elizabeth Mdl CenterPeru, IL · CCN 140110121$1,559About average$1,239$6,899
Tucson Medical CenterTucson, AZ · CCN 030006228$1,560About average$1,236$9,930
Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr, PA · CCN 390139202$1,560About average$1,240$7,521

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
Year of careAverage paymentAverage 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
StateHospitalsCasesAverage paymentTypical range
Vermont61,080$787$666–$851
Alabama454,814$1,321$1,281–$1,347
Tennessee536,148$1,324$1,322–$1,384
West Virginia212,823$1,328$1,309–$1,374
Mississippi363,960$1,340$1,314–$1,355
Louisiana464,679$1,344$1,333–$1,362
Ohio10714,062$1,349$1,354–$1,409
Oklahoma394,483$1,355$1,368–$1,463
Arkansas273,570$1,359$1,333–$1,450
South Carolina437,381$1,374$1,359–$1,399
Kentucky465,518$1,389$1,360–$1,407
Missouri597,560$1,394$1,385–$1,460
Kansas313,743$1,394$1,383–$1,443
Nebraska212,935$1,404$1,438–$1,478
Virginia609,999$1,410$1,381–$1,499
Iowa254,141$1,414$1,385–$1,461
North Carolina699,206$1,418$1,398–$1,442
Indiana698,494$1,422$1,431–$1,472
Michigan779,509$1,425$1,406–$1,474
Georgia718,386$1,428$1,392–$1,472
New Mexico151,273$1,428$1,393–$1,506
New Hampshire132,357$1,430$1,489–$1,566
Texas16820,036$1,441$1,407–$1,464
Florida14620,444$1,444$1,441–$1,469
Utah212,407$1,451$1,425–$1,453
Maine151,585$1,455$1,403–$1,503
Pennsylvania11415,588$1,478$1,428–$1,551
Wisconsin566,950$1,480$1,451–$1,504
Idaho132,029$1,484$1,418–$1,523
Illinois9515,195$1,493$1,475–$1,539
South Dakota122,368$1,526$1,520–$1,622
Montana101,708$1,536$1,504–$1,598
North Dakota61,934$1,539$1,516–$1,570
Colorado424,089$1,548$1,525–$1,544
Minnesota417,162$1,567$1,520–$1,571
Arizona416,071$1,584$1,562–$1,581
Wyoming8471$1,612$1,607–$1,628
Delaware61,585$1,613$1,613–$1,614
District of Columbia51,304$1,625$1,618–$1,647
Rhode Island10987$1,631$1,627–$1,645
Washington456,327$1,656$1,617–$1,705
Alaska6733$1,706$1,683–$1,769
Massachusetts5213,195$1,724$1,723–$1,741
Nevada171,295$1,725$1,700–$1,736
New Jersey548,474$1,725$1,671–$1,764
Oregon283,266$1,747$1,668–$1,722
New York11320,231$1,771$1,700–$1,827
Connecticut253,630$1,776$1,779–$1,809
Hawaii11983$1,804$1,801–$1,898
California19027,687$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.