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 851–900. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Hospital | 16 | $3,773 | About average | $3,005 | $34,053 |
| Mountainview Hospital | 20 | $3,784 | About average | $2,954 | $58,113 |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center | 15 | $3,787 | About average | $2,974 | $15,535 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 18 | $3,788 | About average | $3,018 | $27,668 |
| Parkland Medical Center | 20 | $3,794 | About average | $3,023 | $58,304 |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital | 26 | $3,794 | About average | $3,023 | $33,252 |
| Christiana Hospital | 177 | $3,796 | About average | $3,019 | $13,544 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 80 | $3,798 | About average | $3,020 | $20,774 |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | 33 | $3,800 | About average | $3,027 | $7,261 |
| Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital | 18 | $3,800 | About average | $3,024 | $13,724 |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | 13 | $3,803 | About average | $3,030 | $23,240 |
| Shore Medical Center | 17 | $3,803 | About average | $2,992 | $29,603 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | 35 | $3,804 | About average | $3,013 | $30,958 |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus | 23 | $3,805 | About average | $2,975 | $43,959 |
| Beebe Medical Center | 87 | $3,824 | About average | $3,045 | $25,849 |
| Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. | 11 | $3,825 | About average | $3,036 | $10,309 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | 22 | $3,826 | About average | $3,048 | $21,032 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 26 | $3,826 | About average | $3,048 | $20,360 |
| Multicare Valley Hospital | 12 | $3,826 | About average | $3,048 | $17,365 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | 25 | $3,826 | About average | $3,048 | $26,467 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 150 | $3,826 | About average | $3,047 | $20,740 |
| Altru Hospital | 23 | $3,827 | About average | $3,049 | $9,223 |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | 13 | $3,827 | About average | $3,049 | $22,428 |
| Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital | 26 | $3,827 | About average | $3,049 | $17,481 |
| Memorial Hospital Sweetwater County | 11 | $3,827 | About average | $3,049 | $11,809 |
| Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc | 12 | $3,827 | About average | $3,049 | $10,323 |
| St Johns Medical Center | 15 | $3,827 | About average | $3,049 | $17,693 |
| Trinity Hospitals | 12 | $3,827 | About average | $3,049 | $18,964 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 21 | $3,827 | About average | $3,049 | $19,460 |
| Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus | 55 | $3,834 | About average | $3,055 | $22,618 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 18 | $3,840 | About average | $3,060 | $57,070 |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | 116 | $3,840 | About average | $3,060 | $29,575 |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | 13 | $3,846 | About average | $3,065 | $29,509 |
| Island Hospital | 14 | $3,854 | About average | $3,071 | $18,681 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | 43 | $3,854 | About average | $3,071 | $21,262 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | 21 | $3,854 | About average | $3,071 | $21,820 |
| Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center | 18 | $3,860 | About average | $3,075 | $31,346 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | 23 | $3,861 | About average | $3,048 | $15,660 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 82 | $3,868 | About average | $3,082 | $13,662 |
| The Miriam Hospital | 22 | $3,868 | About average | $3,082 | $10,649 |
| Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island | 38 | $3,868 | About average | $3,082 | $12,684 |
| Newport Hospital | 16 | $3,868 | About average | $3,082 | $9,634 |
| Westerly Hospital | 13 | $3,868 | About average | $3,082 | $17,101 |
| Virtua Mount Holly Hospital | 26 | $3,871 | About average | $3,050 | $40,712 |
| Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | 32 | $3,873 | About average | $3,086 | $18,380 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | 125 | $3,874 | About average | $3,087 | $24,181 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | 26 | $3,877 | About average | $3,064 | $18,160 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | 15 | $3,880 | About average | $3,047 | $30,593 |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | 25 | $3,886 | About average | $3,096 | $31,353 |
| Vail Health Hospital | 14 | $3,886 | About average | $3,096 | $26,442 |
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.