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 Missouri

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Average payment across these 59 hospitals: $1,394National $1,539 · Missouri $1,394
Median hospital: $1,416
Lowest to highest: $1,160–$1,589
Medicare procedures: 7,560

59 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. 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
Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · CCN 260162	171	$1,160	25% below the national average	$919	$9,665
Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO · CCN 260110	138	$1,243	19% below the national average	$986	$8,217
University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · CCN 260141	485	$1,308	15% below the national average	$1,039	$9,144
SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260105	130	$1,322	14% below the national average	$1,047	$15,434
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO · CCN 260011	45	$1,331	14% below the national average	$1,057	$13,136
Progress West HospitalOfallon, MO · CCN 260219	34	$1,333	13% below the national average	$1,048	$7,109
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · CCN 260040	360	$1,344	13% below the national average	$1,066	$8,465
Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · CCN 260137	283	$1,347	12% below the national average	$1,065	$8,493
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · CCN 260065	449	$1,349	12% below the national average	$1,072	$7,409
Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO · CCN 260001	132	$1,356	12% below the national average	$1,077	$6,359
Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · CCN 260068	288	$1,365	11% below the national average	$1,081	$10,049
SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · CCN 260081	99	$1,366	11% below the national average	$1,077	$7,812
Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · CCN 260190	27	$1,374	11% below the national average	$1,083	$17,675
Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260180	51	$1,375	11% below the national average	$1,079	$10,582
SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · CCN 260005	74	$1,383	10% below the national average	$1,100	$8,008
Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · CCN 260177	109	$1,387	About average	$1,094	$9,580
Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO · CCN 260062	106	$1,395	About average	$1,107	$13,584
Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada, MO · CCN 260061	23	$1,397	About average	$1,113	$6,246
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260108	251	$1,399	About average	$1,110	$8,807
Research Medical CenterKansas City, MO · CCN 260027	70	$1,400	About average	$1,109	$32,015
St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · CCN 260138	213	$1,400	About average	$1,111	$16,629
SSM Health DePaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton, MO · CCN 260104	76	$1,401	About average	$1,111	$8,782
SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260091	70	$1,401	About average	$1,113	$9,710
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City, MO · CCN 260096	161	$1,402	About average	$1,114	$9,936
Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City, MO · CCN 260048	44	$1,406	About average	$1,111	$5,104
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260032	851	$1,406	About average	$1,114	$11,907
Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton, MO · CCN 260214	13	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$26,613
Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · CCN 260057	31	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$4,964
St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · CCN 260085	29	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$11,130
The Children's Mercy HospitalKansas City, MO · CCN 263302	12	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$25,257
University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · CCN 260102	13	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$6,710
St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · CCN 260193	18	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$10,990
Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · CCN 260216	201	$1,416	About average	$1,127	$15,851
Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence, MO · CCN 260095	82	$1,416	About average	$1,120	$14,418
SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis, MO · CCN 260200	100	$1,421	About average	$1,124	$7,773
Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · CCN 260052	103	$1,424	About average	$1,123	$6,985
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260020	326	$1,424	About average	$1,121	$6,322
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260077	211	$1,426	About average	$1,129	$7,211
Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · CCN 260023	123	$1,429	About average	$1,126	$8,462
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · CCN 260119	47	$1,435	About average	$1,135	$20,392
St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · CCN 260179	234	$1,438	About average	$1,141	$5,964
St Louis Childrens HospitalSaint Louis, MO · CCN 263301	13	$1,443	About average	$1,150	$22,173
Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters, MO · CCN 260191	97	$1,443	About average	$1,147	$8,664
Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · CCN 260078	66	$1,460	About average	$1,163	$4,948
Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · CCN 260097	37	$1,460	About average	$1,163	$3,705
Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · CCN 260094	49	$1,460	About average	$1,163	$10,928
Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · CCN 260195	41	$1,460	About average	$1,160	$5,904
Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · CCN 260186	43	$1,460	About average	$1,157	$6,999
Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · CCN 260183	238	$1,473	About average	$1,171	$11,812
Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · CCN 260017	89	$1,474	About average	$1,169	$10,912

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.