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 Texas

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Average payment across these 166 hospitals: $1,431National $1,539 · Texas $1,441
Median hospital: $1,434
Lowest to highest: $765–$1,563
Medicare procedures: 16,536

166 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
Townsen Memorial HospitalHumble, TX · CCN 670266	11	$765	50% below the national average	$606	$39,973
Midland Memorial HospitalMidland, TX · CCN 450133	139	$974	37% below the national average	$757	$11,771
Harris HealthHouston, TX · CCN 450289	54	$1,217	21% below the national average	$968	$6,309
Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo, TX · CCN 450209	53	$1,317	14% below the national average	$1,029	$21,025
Odessa Regional Medical CenterOdessa, TX · CCN 450661	14	$1,330	14% below the national average	$1,027	$16,572
VHS Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen, TX · CCN 450033	46	$1,331	14% below the national average	$1,042	$23,938
Baylor Scott And White Medical Center SunnyvaleSunnyvale, TX · CCN 670060	17	$1,334	13% below the national average	$1,015	$21,212
De Tar Hospital NavarroVictoria, TX · CCN 450147	59	$1,342	13% below the national average	$1,048	$32,592
University Of Texas Health Science Center At TylerTyler, TX · CCN 450690	14	$1,346	12% below the national average	$1,073	$5,910
Doctors Hospital Of LaredoLaredo, TX · CCN 450643	53	$1,349	12% below the national average	$1,052	$17,141
Resolute Health HospitalNew Braunfels, TX · CCN 670098	20	$1,354	12% below the national average	$1,067	$17,621
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth SouthFort Worth, TX · CCN 450677	82	$1,357	12% below the national average	$1,068	$9,966
University Medical Center Of El PasoEl Paso, TX · CCN 450024	50	$1,362	11% below the national average	$1,085	$10,069
The Hospitals Of Providence - East CampusEl Paso, TX · CCN 670047	40	$1,363	11% below the national average	$1,077	$18,230
Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso, TX · CCN 450668	57	$1,370	11% below the national average	$1,077	$17,515
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX · CCN 450046	78	$1,372	11% below the national average	$1,087	$12,893
University Health SystemSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450213	323	$1,376	11% below the national average	$1,086	$10,233
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio, TX · CCN 670055	40	$1,379	10% below the national average	$1,088	$26,803
Guadalupe Regional Medical CenterSeguin, TX · CCN 450104	42	$1,380	10% below the national average	$1,094	$8,560
Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds HealthcEl Paso, TX · CCN 450107	46	$1,382	10% below the national average	$1,096	$26,531
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana, TX · CCN 450801	167	$1,384	10% below the national average	$1,088	$10,315
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450058	122	$1,385	About average	$1,095	$35,863
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburne, TX · CCN 450148	15	$1,386	About average	$1,088	$11,395
Covenant Childrens HospitalLubbock, TX · CCN 453306	159	$1,387	About average	$1,097	$14,463
JPS Health NetworkFort Worth, TX · CCN 450039	63	$1,387	About average	$1,094	$10,369
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas, TX · CCN 450021	499	$1,388	About average	$1,095	$8,951
Citizens Medical CenterVictoria, TX · CCN 450023	107	$1,389	About average	$1,094	$7,674
Bsa HospitalAmarillo, TX · CCN 450231	335	$1,390	About average	$1,101	$12,878
UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler, TX · CCN 450083	226	$1,391	About average	$1,104	$13,376
University Medical CenterLubbock, TX · CCN 450686	156	$1,392	About average	$1,106	$10,280
Medical Center HospitalOdessa, TX · CCN 450132	118	$1,394	About average	$1,101	$8,471
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler, TX · CCN 450102	502	$1,395	About average	$1,107	$10,731
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450237	130	$1,396	About average	$1,111	$21,957
Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson, TX · CCN 450537	97	$1,397	About average	$1,103	$10,165
Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield, TX · CCN 670023	55	$1,398	About average	$1,101	$10,122
Doctors Hosptal At RenaissanceEdinburg, TX · CCN 450869	91	$1,399	About average	$1,109	$18,905
Ascension Seton Cedar ParkCedar Park, TX · CCN 670043	33	$1,399	About average	$1,106	$13,339
CHI St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan, TX · CCN 450011	94	$1,400	About average	$1,109	$23,031
Texas Health Hospital FriscoFrisco, TX · CCN 670260	17	$1,402	About average	$1,094	$17,868
Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches, TX · CCN 450656	45	$1,404	About average	$1,115	$18,699
Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco, TX · CCN 450128	13	$1,407	About average	$1,121	$16,916
Mission Regional Medical CenterMission, TX · CCN 450176	15	$1,407	About average	$1,121	$20,243
Palo Pinto General HospitalMineral Wells, TX · CCN 450565	11	$1,407	About average	$1,121	$14,740
Quail Creek Surgical HospitalAmarillo, TX · CCN 450875	18	$1,407	About average	$1,121	$13,054
South Texas Health SystemEdinburg, TX · CCN 450119	24	$1,407	About average	$1,121	$43,210
The Hospitals Of Providence Transmountain CampusEl Paso, TX · CCN 670120	26	$1,407	About average	$1,121	$29,516
Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville, TX · CCN 450662	22	$1,407	About average	$1,121	$40,833
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin, TX · CCN 450484	22	$1,407	About average	$1,121	$27,750
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock, TX · CCN 450040	139	$1,407	About average	$1,120	$18,217
Hill Country Memorial HospitalFredericksburg, TX · CCN 450604	84	$1,407	About average	$1,120	$15,886

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.