Level 3 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $2,697 per procedure at 1,817 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $2,447 and $2,771.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $2,697
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $2,447–$2,771
- Medicare’s share
- $2,141
- Average billed charge
- $21,053
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,817
Hospitals in Illinois
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 75 hospitals
- $2,553
- Median hospital
- $2,626
- Lowest to highest
- $1,226–$2,812
- Medicare procedures
- 4,835
75 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 51–75. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 | 56 | $2,688 | About average | $2,126 | $24,629 |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital | 34 | $2,694 | About average | $2,141 | $20,110 |
| Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights | 45 | $2,698 | About average | $2,149 | $20,196 |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital | 26 | $2,698 | About average | $2,149 | $10,697 |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center | 22 | $2,698 | About average | $2,149 | $27,296 |
| Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | 43 | $2,698 | About average | $2,149 | $22,930 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 80 | $2,698 | About average | $2,148 | $12,019 |
| Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center | 12 | $2,698 | About average | $2,145 | $14,396 |
| Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers | 17 | $2,698 | About average | $2,143 | $13,735 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 56 | $2,698 | About average | $2,142 | $14,907 |
| Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center | 14 | $2,698 | About average | $2,142 | $25,398 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 263 | $2,701 | About average | $2,150 | $29,201 |
| Copley Memorial Hospital | 63 | $2,703 | About average | $2,138 | $23,456 |
| The University Of Chicago Medical Center | 495 | $2,709 | About average | $2,149 | $30,106 |
| Uw Health | 75 | $2,709 | About average | $2,143 | $33,656 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | 173 | $2,714 | About average | $2,151 | $21,378 |
| Saint Anthony Medical Center | 60 | $2,727 | About average | $2,165 | $20,690 |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | 81 | $2,736 | About average | $2,174 | $25,253 |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital | 93 | $2,752 | About average | $2,185 | $31,538 |
| Rush University Medical Center | 288 | $2,756 | About average | $2,194 | $14,649 |
| MacNeal Hospital | 14 | $2,764 | About average | $2,202 | $19,838 |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | 11 | $2,764 | About average | $2,202 | $33,291 |
| University Of Illinois Hospital And Clinics | 41 | $2,764 | About average | $2,200 | $17,910 |
| Graham Hospital Association | 13 | $2,812 | About average | $2,241 | $14,539 |
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital | 12 | $2,812 | About average | $2,241 | $14,941 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,301 | $17K |
| 2021 | $2,361 | $17K |
| 2022 | $2,398 | $18K |
| 2023 | $2,541 | $20K |
| 2024 | $2,697 | $21K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 50 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 5 | 382 | $1,465 | $1,293–$1,763 |
| Mississippi | 25 | 1,268 | $2,267 | $2,270–$2,367 |
| Tennessee | 38 | 2,526 | $2,308 | $2,275–$2,432 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 869 | $2,309 | $2,192–$2,377 |
| Oklahoma | 29 | 1,799 | $2,315 | $2,319–$2,448 |
| Alabama | 28 | 1,158 | $2,326 | $2,291–$2,366 |
| Maine | 11 | 456 | $2,354 | $2,391–$2,641 |
| Louisiana | 31 | 1,608 | $2,364 | $2,329–$2,393 |
| Ohio | 85 | 5,215 | $2,383 | $2,374–$2,487 |
| South Carolina | 36 | 2,756 | $2,407 | $2,374–$2,451 |
| Arkansas | 21 | 2,489 | $2,409 | $2,397–$2,567 |
| Kentucky | 33 | 1,789 | $2,415 | $2,379–$2,461 |
| Missouri | 43 | 2,634 | $2,442 | $2,415–$2,529 |
| Iowa | 22 | 1,352 | $2,447 | $2,399–$2,544 |
| Nebraska | 17 | 972 | $2,459 | $2,376–$2,622 |
| Kansas | 29 | 2,199 | $2,467 | $2,426–$2,598 |
| Michigan | 58 | 3,218 | $2,475 | $2,426–$2,532 |
| North Carolina | 51 | 3,802 | $2,479 | $2,441–$2,552 |
| Georgia | 51 | 3,560 | $2,501 | $2,419–$2,613 |
| Virginia | 49 | 3,965 | $2,525 | $2,436–$2,652 |
| Florida | 112 | 9,136 | $2,534 | $2,548–$2,574 |
| Utah | 10 | 1,090 | $2,538 | $2,507–$2,545 |
| Indiana | 57 | 2,874 | $2,539 | $2,533–$2,589 |
| New Mexico | 11 | 535 | $2,543 | $2,445–$2,583 |
| Texas | 140 | 10,063 | $2,547 | $2,466–$2,565 |
| Illinois | 75 | 4,835 | $2,553 | $2,568–$2,698 |
| Pennsylvania | 96 | 6,023 | $2,581 | $2,503–$2,689 |
| Wisconsin | 46 | 2,828 | $2,589 | $2,542–$2,651 |
| Idaho | 14 | 848 | $2,601 | $2,557–$2,670 |
| South Dakota | 11 | 1,117 | $2,678 | $2,656–$2,834 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 719 | $2,693 | $2,652–$2,781 |
| Colorado | 37 | 1,949 | $2,693 | $2,674–$2,705 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 256 | $2,698 | $2,533–$2,847 |
| Montana | 10 | 674 | $2,710 | $2,620–$2,822 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | 740 | $2,742 | $2,714–$2,775 |
| Arizona | 39 | 3,094 | $2,755 | $2,771–$2,771 |
| Minnesota | 38 | 3,594 | $2,766 | $2,640–$2,790 |
| Delaware | 5 | 389 | $2,804 | $2,818–$2,851 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 115 | $2,806 | $2,798–$2,853 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 388 | $2,850 | $2,804–$2,865 |
| Washington | 36 | 2,835 | $2,906 | $2,851–$2,941 |
| Nevada | 13 | 549 | $2,993 | $2,909–$3,043 |
| New Jersey | 40 | 2,402 | $3,013 | $2,960–$3,037 |
| Massachusetts | 44 | 4,841 | $3,020 | $2,992–$3,052 |
| Alaska | 5 | 196 | $3,026 | $2,933–$3,084 |
| Oregon | 22 | 1,322 | $3,054 | $2,916–$3,000 |
| Connecticut | 20 | 1,467 | $3,085 | $2,999–$3,174 |
| New York | 79 | 8,038 | $3,127 | $2,981–$3,183 |
| Hawaii | 9 | 290 | $3,259 | $3,259–$3,332 |
| California | 138 | 10,751 | $3,587 | $3,467–$3,705 |
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.