Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $3,688 per procedure at 1,184 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $3,320 and $3,848.
Also known as: Lumpectomy, mastectomy, breast surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $3,688
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $3,320–$3,848
- Medicare’s share
- $2,930
- Average billed charge
- $27,785
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,184
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1,176 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 551–600. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital | 31 | $3,453 | About average | $2,751 | $22,962 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 47 | $3,453 | About average | $2,751 | $36,221 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 107 | $3,453 | About average | $2,751 | $32,835 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 137 | $3,453 | About average | $2,751 | $37,610 |
| HCA Florida West Hospital | 23 | $3,453 | About average | $2,750 | $89,824 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | 41 | $3,453 | About average | $2,749 | $97,397 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 76 | $3,453 | About average | $2,748 | $39,152 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 153 | $3,453 | About average | $2,748 | $17,712 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay County | 21 | $3,453 | About average | $2,742 | $40,097 |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital | 16 | $3,453 | About average | $2,739 | $38,456 |
| Manatee Memorial Hospital | 13 | $3,453 | About average | $2,736 | $58,709 |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | 27 | $3,453 | About average | $2,724 | $30,178 |
| Riverside Medical Center | 22 | $3,455 | About average | $2,725 | $30,261 |
| UNC Hospitals | 133 | $3,460 | About average | $2,752 | $17,158 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | 71 | $3,461 | About average | $2,733 | $17,497 |
| West Allis Memorial Hospital | 12 | $3,461 | About average | $2,755 | $26,952 |
| Dupont Hospital LLC | 16 | $3,461 | About average | $2,757 | $52,842 |
| Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 166 | $3,465 | About average | $2,761 | $58,046 |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 75 | $3,472 | About average | $2,758 | $39,666 |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County | 14 | $3,472 | About average | $2,767 | $19,935 |
| Community Memorial Hospital | 19 | $3,472 | About average | $2,767 | $24,289 |
| Mercy Health System Corp | 14 | $3,472 | About average | $2,767 | $23,381 |
| St Josephs Community Hospital West Bend | 11 | $3,472 | About average | $2,767 | $23,300 |
| Waukesha Memorial Hospital | 32 | $3,472 | About average | $2,767 | $28,090 |
| Indiana University Health | 37 | $3,473 | About average | $2,767 | $32,590 |
| Southern Ohio Medical Center | 12 | $3,474 | About average | $2,765 | $26,149 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus | 40 | $3,474 | About average | $2,768 | $53,161 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 39 | $3,475 | About average | $2,763 | $37,918 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | 32 | $3,475 | About average | $2,769 | $39,606 |
| Aurora Medical Center - Summit | 13 | $3,475 | About average | $2,769 | $18,329 |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 26 | $3,476 | About average | $2,765 | $19,447 |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | 21 | $3,476 | About average | $2,769 | $47,855 |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | 32 | $3,476 | About average | $2,769 | $22,997 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 46 | $3,476 | About average | $2,757 | $36,247 |
| Northside Hospital | 151 | $3,477 | About average | $2,766 | $29,425 |
| University Of Virginia Medical Center | 136 | $3,481 | About average | $2,770 | $23,032 |
| Trinity Health Livingston Hospital | 17 | $3,481 | About average | $2,774 | $22,707 |
| Reading Hospital | 24 | $3,483 | About average | $2,775 | $23,580 |
| Salina Regional Health Center | 11 | $3,485 | About average | $2,777 | $17,132 |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc | 12 | $3,485 | About average | $2,765 | $24,898 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 29 | $3,487 | About average | $2,778 | $21,224 |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 25 | $3,488 | About average | $2,766 | $22,636 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 63 | $3,490 | About average | $2,771 | $30,252 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 72 | $3,495 | About average | $2,768 | $25,786 |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | 24 | $3,497 | About average | $2,786 | $14,207 |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 19 | $3,497 | About average | $2,786 | $13,029 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | 12 | $3,497 | About average | $2,786 | $31,790 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | 37 | $3,497 | About average | $2,771 | $20,369 |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital | 60 | $3,500 | About average | $2,784 | $21,544 |
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 30 | $3,501 | About average | $2,790 | $21,031 |
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 | $3,050 | $22K |
| 2021 | $3,208 | $23K |
| 2022 | $3,243 | $24K |
| 2023 | $3,449 | $26K |
| 2024 | $3,688 | $28K |
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 | 4 | 115 | $1,751 | $1,218–$2,043 |
| Alabama | 22 | 584 | $3,114 | $3,044–$3,182 |
| Louisiana | 18 | 431 | $3,169 | $3,101–$3,229 |
| Mississippi | 16 | 435 | $3,173 | $3,113–$3,191 |
| Tennessee | 23 | 894 | $3,183 | $3,144–$3,284 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 320 | $3,207 | $3,102–$3,230 |
| Arkansas | 13 | 346 | $3,247 | $3,119–$3,267 |
| Ohio | 51 | 1,821 | $3,250 | $3,243–$3,337 |
| South Carolina | 28 | 1,263 | $3,257 | $3,185–$3,289 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 500 | $3,261 | $3,228–$3,284 |
| Kentucky | 17 | 677 | $3,266 | $3,247–$3,301 |
| Missouri | 30 | 1,011 | $3,289 | $3,206–$3,392 |
| Kansas | 13 | 417 | $3,311 | $3,315–$3,329 |
| Iowa | 13 | 411 | $3,338 | $3,273–$3,435 |
| Georgia | 37 | 1,276 | $3,368 | $3,266–$3,537 |
| Michigan | 38 | 1,316 | $3,370 | $3,321–$3,404 |
| Florida | 70 | 3,443 | $3,379 | $3,442–$3,453 |
| North Carolina | 34 | 1,510 | $3,383 | $3,317–$3,430 |
| Virginia | 36 | 1,673 | $3,395 | $3,248–$3,506 |
| Texas | 72 | 2,262 | $3,405 | $3,318–$3,441 |
| Utah | 8 | 301 | $3,416 | $3,339–$3,475 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 199 | $3,419 | $3,303–$3,431 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 365 | $3,425 | $3,435–$3,451 |
| Maine | 6 | 222 | $3,457 | $3,432–$3,581 |
| Indiana | 30 | 805 | $3,463 | $3,407–$3,517 |
| Pennsylvania | 67 | 2,424 | $3,508 | $3,405–$3,677 |
| Wisconsin | 26 | 687 | $3,529 | $3,464–$3,585 |
| Idaho | 8 | 191 | $3,536 | $3,430–$3,674 |
| South Dakota | 7 | 246 | $3,563 | $3,539–$3,701 |
| Illinois | 53 | 1,955 | $3,603 | $3,523–$3,622 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 213 | $3,615 | $3,574–$3,827 |
| Colorado | 23 | 558 | $3,624 | $3,629–$3,629 |
| Montana | 8 | 259 | $3,630 | $3,574–$3,745 |
| Arizona | 24 | 1,201 | $3,717 | $3,682–$3,717 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 75 | $3,731 | $3,753–$3,827 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 709 | $3,743 | $3,644–$3,800 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | 352 | $3,744 | $3,655–$3,776 |
| Delaware | 4 | 330 | $3,811 | $3,817–$3,827 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 190 | $3,843 | $3,868–$3,868 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 254 | $3,864 | $3,863–$3,900 |
| Washington | 29 | 1,036 | $3,892 | $3,826–$3,927 |
| Alaska | 3 | 82 | $3,957 | $3,822–$4,074 |
| Nevada | 9 | 269 | $3,997 | $3,805–$4,082 |
| Oregon | 17 | 526 | $4,027 | $3,917–$4,165 |
| New Jersey | 36 | 1,473 | $4,070 | $3,986–$4,143 |
| Massachusetts | 38 | 2,257 | $4,080 | $4,085–$4,094 |
| New York | 58 | 3,824 | $4,207 | $4,041–$4,295 |
| Connecticut | 17 | 601 | $4,260 | $4,252–$4,293 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 147 | $4,353 | $4,320–$4,384 |
| California | 84 | 3,896 | $4,851 | $4,686–$4,924 |
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.