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 351–400. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical City Weatherford | 35 | $3,363 | About average | $2,663 | $50,421 |
| Methodist Richardson Medical Center | 21 | $3,364 | About average | $2,680 | $19,867 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 107 | $3,364 | About average | $2,670 | $13,861 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 43 | $3,367 | About average | $2,669 | $20,101 |
| Intermountain Medical Center | 60 | $3,369 | About average | $2,675 | $15,075 |
| HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital | 16 | $3,370 | About average | $2,654 | $28,108 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 42 | $3,370 | About average | $2,685 | $26,192 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | 17 | $3,371 | About average | $2,686 | $12,935 |
| UNC Health Nash | 14 | $3,371 | About average | $2,686 | $17,853 |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | 20 | $3,371 | About average | $2,686 | $17,623 |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | 22 | $3,372 | About average | $2,687 | $10,090 |
| Lovelace Women's Hospital | 54 | $3,374 | About average | $2,688 | $48,377 |
| Presbyterian Hospital | 42 | $3,374 | About average | $2,688 | $18,887 |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital | 15 | $3,374 | About average | $2,688 | $46,445 |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach | 34 | $3,375 | About average | $2,670 | $31,843 |
| Peconic Bay Medical Center | 14 | $3,378 | About average | $2,544 | $27,986 |
| FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 34 | $3,379 | About average | $2,692 | $18,397 |
| Atrium Health Pineville | 63 | $3,382 | About average | $2,686 | $34,132 |
| Sovah Health Danville | 21 | $3,387 | About average | $2,699 | $37,375 |
| Dch Regional Medical Center | 33 | $3,387 | About average | $2,682 | $13,209 |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | 41 | $3,388 | About average | $2,684 | $36,091 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | 19 | $3,389 | About average | $2,670 | $15,720 |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | 14 | $3,389 | About average | $2,700 | $33,460 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | 44 | $3,390 | About average | $2,688 | $23,269 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 54 | $3,390 | About average | $2,689 | $27,216 |
| Longview Regional Medical Center | 39 | $3,391 | About average | $2,700 | $52,481 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus | 91 | $3,391 | About average | $2,695 | $31,362 |
| Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | 14 | $3,391 | About average | $2,693 | $33,157 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 71 | $3,392 | About average | $2,695 | $20,836 |
| Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital | 22 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $15,894 |
| Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | 40 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $20,465 |
| Mercy Hospital Washington | 29 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $12,012 |
| SSM St Joseph Hospital West | 19 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $14,960 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 44 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $12,346 |
| Mercy Hospital South | 39 | $3,392 | About average | $2,702 | $12,288 |
| Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital | 29 | $3,393 | About average | $2,699 | $15,276 |
| Novant Health Medical Park Hospital | 69 | $3,394 | About average | $2,688 | $12,237 |
| Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital | 11 | $3,397 | About average | $2,707 | $15,197 |
| Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital | 15 | $3,397 | About average | $2,707 | $51,043 |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital | 34 | $3,397 | About average | $2,707 | $23,863 |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy | 95 | $3,397 | About average | $2,706 | $25,127 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 68 | $3,397 | About average | $2,704 | $23,955 |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville | 51 | $3,398 | About average | $2,707 | $27,894 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | 25 | $3,398 | About average | $2,707 | $32,319 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | 41 | $3,398 | About average | $2,707 | $21,437 |
| FHN Memorial Hospital | 12 | $3,398 | About average | $2,707 | $21,365 |
| The Women's Hospital | 36 | $3,398 | About average | $2,705 | $15,553 |
| Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital | 12 | $3,398 | About average | $2,707 | $29,881 |
| Baxter Health | 47 | $3,398 | About average | $2,696 | $11,702 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | 41 | $3,400 | About average | $2,681 | $38,646 |
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.