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 Washington

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Average payment across these 44 hospitals: $1,656National $1,539 · Washington $1,656
Median hospital: $1,640
Lowest to highest: $1,388–$1,789
Medicare procedures: 5,787

44 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
Kaiser Permanente Central HospitalSeattle, WA · CCN 500052	11	$1,388	About average	$1,058	$4,174
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA · CCN 500077	12	$1,519	About average	$1,183	$11,670
Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley, WA · CCN 500119	73	$1,558	About average	$1,225	$12,301
Cascade Valley HospitalArlington, WA · CCN 500060	14	$1,562	About average	$1,225	$13,999
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500005	435	$1,588	About average	$1,261	$8,704
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · CCN 500058	500	$1,602	About average	$1,272	$7,901
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · CCN 500054	69	$1,608	About average	$1,278	$11,117
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · CCN 500129	88	$1,610	About average	$1,270	$15,414
St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma, WA · CCN 500108	66	$1,612	About average	$1,268	$14,302
Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500064	84	$1,612	About average	$1,280	$12,572
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · CCN 500044	89	$1,613	About average	$1,279	$14,070
Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · CCN 500152	100	$1,617	About average	$1,280	$8,950
Island HospitalAnacortes, WA · CCN 500007	69	$1,620	About average	$1,287	$3,496
Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · CCN 500011	61	$1,621	About average	$1,287	$9,756
University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500008	493	$1,621	About average	$1,290	$11,296
Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · CCN 500088	179	$1,626	About average	$1,289	$9,022
Trios HealthKennewick, WA · CCN 500053	57	$1,627	About average	$1,289	$11,696
St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · CCN 500141	47	$1,628	About average	$1,287	$14,330
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon, WA · CCN 500003	162	$1,629	About average	$1,297	$9,620
Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA · CCN 500079	75	$1,630	About average	$1,292	$11,290
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA · CCN 500051	147	$1,634	About average	$1,295	$10,910
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA · CCN 500024	125	$1,639	About average	$1,306	$15,098
Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WA · CCN 500139	89	$1,641	About average	$1,301	$13,089
Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland, WA · CCN 500124	177	$1,641	About average	$1,303	$5,951
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett, WA · CCN 500014	269	$1,645	About average	$1,307	$8,387
Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds, WA · CCN 500026	114	$1,646	About average	$1,306	$7,492
St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · CCN 500151	46	$1,652	About average	$1,315	$16,601
Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn, WA · CCN 500015	43	$1,656	About average	$1,319	$11,207
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovington, WA · CCN 500154	21	$1,656	About average	$1,317	$10,109
St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA · CCN 500021	43	$1,670	About average	$1,330	$17,354
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · CCN 500150	102	$1,675	About average	$1,328	$6,572
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · CCN 500050	119	$1,678	About average	$1,333	$10,805
Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA · CCN 500036	189	$1,705	11% above the national average	$1,354	$6,125
Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500027	302	$1,725	12% above the national average	$1,371	$8,271
Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · CCN 500016	251	$1,728	12% above the national average	$1,371	$7,029
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale, WA · CCN 500039	302	$1,729	12% above the national average	$1,371	$9,742
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle, WA · CCN 500025	22	$1,737	13% above the national average	$1,384	$10,091
Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA · CCN 500072	280	$1,738	13% above the national average	$1,381	$3,803
PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · CCN 500030	172	$1,743	13% above the national average	$1,387	$13,089
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla Walla, WA · CCN 500002	135	$1,743	13% above the national average	$1,386	$6,945
Samaritan HospitalMoses Lake, WA · CCN 500033	30	$1,743	13% above the national average	$1,385	$10,774
Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · CCN 500031	33	$1,748	14% above the national average	$1,382	$8,770
PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · CCN 500041	74	$1,778	16% above the national average	$1,415	$12,224
Providence Centralia HospitalCentralia, WA · CCN 500019	18	$1,789	16% above the national average	$1,425	$12,836

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

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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.