Outpatient procedure · APC 5073 · Surgery or procedure

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: $2,14179% of the payment
Average billed charge: $21,053
Hospitals reporting: 1,817127,975 procedures

Hospitals in North Carolina

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Average payment across these 51 hospitals: $2,479National $2,697 · North Carolina $2,479
Median hospital: $2,491
Lowest to highest: $1,243–$2,807
Medicare procedures: 3,802

51 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 3 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville, NC · CCN 340085	45	$1,243	54% below the national average	$991	$12,543
WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · CCN 340173	32	$2,175	19% below the national average	$1,718	$14,656
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, IncMorganton, NC · CCN 340075	17	$2,211	18% below the national average	$1,738	$20,352
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	79	$2,236	17% below the national average	$1,764	$13,774
Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · CCN 340132	12	$2,267	16% below the national average	$1,806	$19,005
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340053	184	$2,345	13% below the national average	$1,868	$13,377
Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · CCN 340143	19	$2,408	11% below the national average	$1,896	$14,115
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	75	$2,421	10% below the national average	$1,919	$18,544
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · CCN 340028	23	$2,426	10% below the national average	$1,915	$9,740
Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville, NC · CCN 340129	16	$2,426	10% below the national average	$1,903	$24,156
Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC · CCN 340017	100	$2,428	About average	$1,926	$8,863
Duke Health Raleigh HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340073	61	$2,433	About average	$1,918	$18,655
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	89	$2,439	About average	$1,942	$26,032
Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · CCN 340113 · +$171 outlier payments per case	428	$2,443	About average	$1,932	$24,943
Atrium Health University CityCharlotte, NC · CCN 340166	20	$2,452	About average	$1,933	$26,070
Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory, NC · CCN 340116	27	$2,452	About average	$1,938	$25,714
Johnston HealthSmithfield, NC · CCN 340090	54	$2,454	About average	$1,926	$13,824
High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · CCN 340004	34	$2,466	About average	$1,952	$13,274
UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · CCN 340147	24	$2,467	About average	$1,956	$15,001
AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · CCN 340023	37	$2,473	About average	$1,970	$18,541
Novant Health Brunswick Medical CenterSupply, NC · CCN 340158	14	$2,473	About average	$1,970	$18,144
Haywood Regional Medical CenterClyde, NC · CCN 340184	23	$2,473	About average	$1,966	$23,096
Atrium Health UnionMonroe, NC · CCN 340130	29	$2,483	About average	$1,962	$21,840
Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, NC · CCN 340042	33	$2,488	About average	$1,982	$8,992
Atrium Health PinevilleCharlotte, NC · CCN 340098	96	$2,490	About average	$1,970	$29,299
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	65	$2,491	About average	$1,972	$12,956
Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterSalisbury, NC · CCN 340015	33	$2,492	About average	$1,969	$13,541
FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · CCN 340115	87	$2,497	About average	$1,985	$12,493
Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · CCN 340114	34	$2,498	About average	$1,978	$12,236
Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · CCN 340091	84	$2,501	About average	$1,980	$14,077
Rutherford Regional Medical CenterRutherfordton, NC · CCN 340013	12	$2,515	About average	$1,976	$33,375
Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340155	127	$2,515	About average	$1,994	$16,702
Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · CCN 340008	17	$2,527	About average	$2,013	$21,056
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	251	$2,528	About average	$2,003	$20,367
Vidant Roanoke Chowan HospitalAhoskie, NC · CCN 340099	18	$2,531	About average	$1,993	$9,041
Carteret General HospitalMorehead City, NC · CCN 340142	19	$2,541	About average	$2,002	$15,336
Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340030 · +$130 outlier payments per case	568	$2,545	About average	$2,025	$20,390
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical CenterWilmington, NC · CCN 340141	154	$2,551	About average	$2,032	$14,470
Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord, NC · CCN 340001	56	$2,553	About average	$2,034	$30,561
Iredell Memorial Hospital IncStatesville, NC · CCN 340039	19	$2,553	About average	$2,034	$17,720
Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville, NC · CCN 340183	34	$2,553	About average	$2,034	$13,051
Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · CCN 340171	37	$2,553	About average	$2,028	$14,768
Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · CCN 340070	41	$2,557	About average	$2,036	$14,016
WakeMed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · CCN 340069	41	$2,558	About average	$2,034	$18,110
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · CCN 340190	11	$2,568	About average	$2,046	$15,168
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	360	$2,577	About average	$2,049	$11,404
Sentara Albemarle Medical CenterElizabeth City, NC · CCN 340109	47	$2,578	About average	$2,054	$27,499
Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340148	22	$2,590	About average	$2,064	$7,812
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · CCN 340131	53	$2,608	About average	$2,070	$10,450
Ecu Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · CCN 340151	15	$2,648	About average	$2,110	$9,921

National trend

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

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 106,922 procedures at 1,860 hospitals · 2021: 123,022 procedures at 1,948 hospitals · 2022: 122,225 procedures at 1,903 hospitals · 2023: 125,802 procedures at 1,885 hospitals · 2024: 127,975 procedures at 1,817 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 3 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage
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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Average payment by state for Level 3 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage, 2024
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.