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
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1,805 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 951–1,000. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel | 60 | $2,574 | About average | $2,045 | $26,804 |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | 70 | $2,574 | About average | $2,045 | $22,319 |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital | 29 | $2,574 | About average | $2,045 | $51,540 |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | 39 | $2,574 | About average | $2,045 | $56,212 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | 30 | $2,574 | About average | $2,044 | $61,000 |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | 29 | $2,574 | About average | $2,044 | $47,029 |
| AdventHealth Sebring | 28 | $2,574 | About average | $2,044 | $31,498 |
| AdventHealth Ocala | 50 | $2,574 | About average | $2,043 | $36,079 |
| Wellington Regional Medical Center | 28 | $2,574 | About average | $2,040 | $46,117 |
| HCA Florida Capital Hospital | 16 | $2,574 | About average | $2,039 | $62,177 |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital | 16 | $2,574 | About average | $2,039 | $39,332 |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital | 14 | $2,574 | About average | $2,037 | $56,022 |
| Winter Haven Hospital | 14 | $2,574 | About average | $2,037 | $21,014 |
| Stillwater Medical Center | 44 | $2,575 | About average | $2,037 | $12,758 |
| Nazareth Hospital | 16 | $2,575 | About average | $2,024 | $30,487 |
| Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana | 19 | $2,575 | About average | $2,048 | $27,302 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | 77 | $2,576 | About average | $2,040 | $34,738 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | 18 | $2,576 | About average | $2,025 | $10,700 |
| William W Backus Hospital | 62 | $2,577 | About average | $2,041 | $10,070 |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore, Inc | 39 | $2,577 | About average | $2,044 | $7,299 |
| West Allis Memorial Hospital | 36 | $2,577 | About average | $2,051 | $15,648 |
| UNC Hospitals | 360 | $2,577 | About average | $2,049 | $11,404 |
| Sentara Albemarle Medical Center | 47 | $2,578 | About average | $2,054 | $27,499 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC | 17 | $2,578 | About average | $2,028 | $26,889 |
| M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical Center | 282 | $2,578 | About average | $2,048 | $17,541 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | 73 | $2,580 | About average | $2,046 | $9,912 |
| Indiana University Health | 226 | $2,580 | About average | $2,051 | $20,039 |
| Orthopaedic Hospital At Parkview North | 15 | $2,580 | About average | $2,056 | $24,055 |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 53 | $2,581 | About average | $2,046 | $42,122 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | 42 | $2,581 | About average | $2,054 | $17,012 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 103 | $2,582 | About average | $2,053 | $33,501 |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital | 28 | $2,582 | About average | $2,042 | $19,263 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital | 22 | $2,583 | About average | $2,035 | $12,098 |
| Aurora Medical Center | 61 | $2,584 | About average | $2,057 | $17,323 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | 198 | $2,584 | About average | $2,047 | $36,815 |
| Mcalester Regional Health Center | 12 | $2,584 | About average | $2,059 | $8,175 |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | 39 | $2,585 | About average | $2,060 | $12,314 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Midland | 81 | $2,586 | About average | $2,058 | $9,093 |
| Memorial Hospital Of Carbondale | 52 | $2,586 | About average | $2,048 | $24,189 |
| St Nicholas Hospital | 16 | $2,587 | About average | $2,061 | $22,470 |
| St Francis Regional Medical Center | 21 | $2,587 | About average | $2,061 | $11,000 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center | 26 | $2,587 | About average | $2,061 | $8,699 |
| White County Medical Center | 40 | $2,587 | About average | $2,061 | $7,461 |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | 16 | $2,588 | About average | $2,053 | $24,320 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 239 | $2,588 | About average | $2,059 | $26,117 |
| Community Memorial Hospital | 39 | $2,589 | About average | $2,062 | $18,415 |
| Fort Memorial Hospital | 18 | $2,589 | About average | $2,062 | $13,874 |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County | 58 | $2,589 | About average | $2,062 | $15,622 |
| Stafford Hospital, LLC | 28 | $2,589 | About average | $2,047 | $13,834 |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis | 170 | $2,589 | About average | $2,063 | $22,918 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| 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.
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| 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.