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

Hospitals in Alabama

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Average payment across these 45 hospitals: $1,321National $1,539 · Alabama $1,321
Median hospital: $1,324
Lowest to highest: $973–$1,485
Medicare procedures: 4,814

45 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. 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
The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · CCN 010029	140	$973	37% below the national average	$772	$5,232
Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010103	26	$1,150	25% below the national average	$875	$20,677
Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster, AL · CCN 010016	41	$1,196	22% below the national average	$921	$18,894
Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL · CCN 010019	28	$1,215	21% below the national average	$938	$3,946
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010104	128	$1,223	21% below the national average	$956	$28,440
Russellville HospitalRussellville, AL · CCN 010158	11	$1,232	20% below the national average	$945	$7,687
Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · CCN 010079	63	$1,246	19% below the national average	$989	$7,959
Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · CCN 010049	13	$1,249	19% below the national average	$977	$66,302
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · CCN 010006	151	$1,253	19% below the national average	$996	$12,534
Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010139	100	$1,269	18% below the national average	$993	$18,260
Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · CCN 010040	71	$1,272	17% below the national average	$1,004	$35,326
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · CCN 010023	234	$1,281	17% below the national average	$1,009	$4,642
USA Health University HospitalMobile, AL · CCN 010087	60	$1,286	16% below the national average	$1,009	$6,096
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010113	153	$1,291	16% below the national average	$1,020	$5,453
Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · CCN 010164	22	$1,296	16% below the national average	$1,013	$5,982
Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010144	39	$1,299	16% below the national average	$1,025	$5,695
D W McMillan Memorial HospitalBrewton, AL · CCN 010099	44	$1,304	15% below the national average	$1,027	$2,807
Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · CCN 010083	110	$1,317	14% below the national average	$1,040	$28,777
Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · CCN 010114	33	$1,321	14% below the national average	$1,041	$8,312
Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · CCN 010100	177	$1,323	14% below the national average	$1,048	$5,482
Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, AL · CCN 010065	60	$1,323	14% below the national average	$1,047	$4,544
Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · CCN 010005	99	$1,323	14% below the national average	$1,049	$6,602
University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010033	991	$1,324	14% below the national average	$1,048	$9,111
Wiregrass Medical CenterGeneva, AL · CCN 010062	17	$1,328	14% below the national average	$1,058	$2,009
Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · CCN 010131	153	$1,335	13% below the national average	$1,052	$35,457
Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · CCN 010085	58	$1,339	13% below the national average	$1,050	$6,566
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · CCN 010056	145	$1,339	13% below the national average	$1,061	$9,154
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · CCN 010039	432	$1,342	13% below the national average	$1,063	$9,070
USA Health Children's & Women's HospitalMobile, AL · CCN 013301	31	$1,343	13% below the national average	$1,063	$5,612
Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery, AL · CCN 010024	53	$1,344	13% below the national average	$1,071	$8,880
Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · CCN 010046	16	$1,344	13% below the national average	$1,066	$18,994
USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile, AL · CCN 010090	71	$1,344	13% below the national average	$1,069	$5,244
North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette, AL · CCN 010129	11	$1,346	13% below the national average	$1,066	$5,397
Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · CCN 010149	68	$1,347	12% below the national average	$1,068	$5,428
Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · CCN 010055	124	$1,350	12% below the national average	$1,063	$32,218
Callahan Eye HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010018	18	$1,353	12% below the national average	$1,078	$9,710
St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · CCN 010011	25	$1,353	12% below the national average	$1,078	$11,953
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · CCN 010001	188	$1,365	11% below the national average	$1,081	$9,638
Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · CCN 010036	29	$1,387	About average	$1,105	$11,200
DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · CCN 010012	16	$1,422	About average	$1,130	$18,477
Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · CCN 010089	13	$1,440	About average	$1,147	$28,351
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · CCN 010092	391	$1,455	About average	$1,153	$5,130
Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · CCN 010035	57	$1,464	About average	$1,166	$5,488
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · CCN 010078	86	$1,465	About average	$1,162	$15,243
Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · CCN 010061	18	$1,485	About average	$1,174	$9,334

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.