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 Louisiana

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Average payment across these 46 hospitals: $1,344National $1,539 · Louisiana $1,344
Median hospital: $1,348
Lowest to highest: $1,209–$1,444
Medicare procedures: 4,679

46 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
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA · CCN 190317	62	$1,209	21% below the national average	$961	$6,228
Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · CCN 190164	15	$1,224	20% below the national average	$960	$13,827
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190036	478	$1,272	17% below the national average	$1,007	$7,676
Physicians Medical CenterHouma, LA · CCN 190241	22	$1,289	16% below the national average	$1,015	$5,804
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190202	119	$1,298	16% below the national average	$1,030	$8,644
Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · CCN 190098	64	$1,298	16% below the national average	$1,023	$12,674
Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · CCN 190017	90	$1,321	14% below the national average	$1,046	$9,769
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · CCN 190125	236	$1,323	14% below the national average	$1,040	$8,493
Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · CCN 190044	75	$1,324	14% below the national average	$1,046	$4,171
Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · CCN 190054	49	$1,326	14% below the national average	$1,052	$7,439
University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190005	34	$1,330	14% below the national average	$1,054	$15,006
Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · CCN 190160	44	$1,333	13% below the national average	$1,061	$16,532
Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · CCN 190004	75	$1,333	13% below the national average	$1,056	$9,724
Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190027	63	$1,334	13% below the national average	$1,050	$16,587
Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190046	113	$1,335	13% below the national average	$1,038	$8,940
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · CCN 190015	81	$1,337	13% below the national average	$1,059	$15,893
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · CCN 190045	254	$1,339	13% below the national average	$1,056	$14,796
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · CCN 190002	210	$1,344	13% below the national average	$1,067	$7,344
St Charles Surgical HospitalNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190300	11	$1,347	12% below the national average	$1,073	$30,783
West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · CCN 190039	65	$1,347	12% below the national average	$1,058	$10,804
Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · CCN 190050	16	$1,348	12% below the national average	$1,074	$9,347
Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette, LA · CCN 190259	11	$1,348	12% below the national average	$1,074	$9,324
Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · CCN 190086	25	$1,348	12% below the national average	$1,074	$11,251
Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · CCN 190011	11	$1,348	12% below the national average	$1,074	$9,197
Richardson Medical CenterRayville, LA · CCN 190151	12	$1,348	12% below the national average	$1,074	$2,918
Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville, LA · CCN 190034	18	$1,348	12% below the national average	$1,073	$3,291
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · CCN 190102	239	$1,348	12% below the national average	$1,069	$6,630
Park Place Surgical HospitalLafayette, LA · CCN 190255	32	$1,348	12% below the national average	$1,067	$6,467
Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · CCN 190006	40	$1,348	12% below the national average	$1,067	$4,445
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · CCN 190040	114	$1,349	12% below the national average	$1,066	$7,246
East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · CCN 190176	192	$1,352	12% below the national average	$1,071	$19,661
Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190065	145	$1,354	12% below the national average	$1,076	$7,182
Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190128	178	$1,357	12% below the national average	$1,078	$5,402
Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · CCN 190008	28	$1,360	12% below the national average	$1,084	$8,060
West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · CCN 190013	33	$1,362	11% below the national average	$1,085	$4,151
Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190201	31	$1,362	11% below the national average	$1,078	$12,830
Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190064	169	$1,364	11% below the national average	$1,080	$8,260
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190060	225	$1,370	11% below the national average	$1,085	$7,289
Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · CCN 190274	47	$1,373	11% below the national average	$1,090	$6,427
Avoyelles HospitalMarksville, LA · CCN 190099	11	$1,374	11% below the national average	$1,095	$12,106
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · CCN 190111	411	$1,387	About average	$1,098	$12,537
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · CCN 190026	84	$1,390	About average	$1,099	$17,846
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · CCN 190041	222	$1,395	About average	$1,107	$8,989
Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · CCN 190019	124	$1,398	About average	$1,106	$13,523
Christus Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria, LA · CCN 190298	21	$1,404	About average	$1,118	$19,708
Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · CCN 190007	80	$1,444	About average	$1,148	$5,914

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.