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 Arkansas

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Average payment across these 27 hospitals: $1,359National $1,539 · Arkansas $1,359
Median hospital: $1,370
Lowest to highest: $1,151–$1,476
Medicare procedures: 3,570

27 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
University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040016	377	$1,151	25% below the national average	$910	$5,467
St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville, AR · CCN 040041	20	$1,275	17% below the national average	$989	$29,614
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · CCN 040154	20	$1,279	17% below the national average	$997	$12,629
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · CCN 040055	165	$1,320	14% below the national average	$1,046	$9,642
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · CCN 040004	160	$1,324	14% below the national average	$1,041	$11,363
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers, AR · CCN 040010	206	$1,327	14% below the national average	$1,047	$5,775
Arkansas Surgical HospitalNo Little Rock, AR · CCN 040147	30	$1,327	14% below the national average	$1,032	$6,306
Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale, AR · CCN 040022	78	$1,340	13% below the national average	$1,059	$12,563
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · CCN 040118	142	$1,341	13% below the national average	$1,061	$11,598
Forrest City Medical CenterForrest City, AR · CCN 040019	24	$1,348	12% below the national average	$1,040	$10,803
Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould, AR · CCN 040039	16	$1,355	12% below the national average	$1,057	$8,137
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro, AR · CCN 040020	382	$1,360	12% below the national average	$1,080	$5,399
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040114	302	$1,369	11% below the national average	$1,085	$10,251
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · CCN 040062	327	$1,370	11% below the national average	$1,083	$5,963
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR · CCN 040036	184	$1,371	11% below the national average	$1,087	$9,542
Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR · CCN 040084	31	$1,372	11% below the national average	$1,081	$12,611
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR · CCN 040029	188	$1,385	About average	$1,100	$10,450
South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado, AR · CCN 040088	12	$1,389	About average	$1,092	$11,874
Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · CCN 040027	199	$1,435	About average	$1,133	$5,416
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff, AR · CCN 040071	99	$1,444	About average	$1,141	$6,503
White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · CCN 040119	108	$1,456	About average	$1,158	$5,812
National Park Medical CenterHot Springs, AR · CCN 040078	86	$1,457	About average	$1,145	$17,906
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
CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040007	82	$1,469	About average	$1,163	$10,760
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR · CCN 040026	254	$1,475	About average	$1,172	$8,047
White County Medical CenterSearcy, AR · CCN 040014	43	$1,476	About average	$1,176	$5,667

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.