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
Hospitals in Indiana
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 30 hospitals
- $3,463
- Median hospital
- $3,443
- Lowest to highest
- $3,244–$3,639
- Medicare procedures
- 805
30 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital Of South Bend | 14 | $3,244 | 12% below the national average | $2,545 | $16,069 |
| Ascension St Vincent Carmel | 34 | $3,362 | About average | $2,662 | $52,459 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Northwest Health - Porter | 28 | $3,400 | About average | $2,709 | $33,157 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 20 | $3,426 | About average | $2,730 | $35,533 |
| Indiana University Health North Hospital | 35 | $3,433 | About average | $2,730 | $27,938 |
| Community Hospital North | 11 | $3,443 | About average | $2,743 | $29,196 |
| Community Hospital Of Anderson And Madison County | 21 | $3,443 | About average | $2,743 | $23,895 |
| Hendricks Regional Health | 18 | $3,443 | About average | $2,743 | $32,230 |
| Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital | 27 | $3,443 | About average | $2,743 | $26,711 |
| Union Hospital Inc | 31 | $3,443 | About average | $2,743 | $27,922 |
| Witham Health Services | 16 | $3,443 | About average | $2,743 | $17,810 |
| IU Health West Hospital | 14 | $3,443 | About average | $2,730 | $36,345 |
| Hancock Regional Hospital | 19 | $3,443 | About average | $2,726 | $11,565 |
| Lutheran Hospital Of Indiana | 14 | $3,448 | About average | $2,747 | $39,626 |
| Dupont Hospital LLC | 16 | $3,461 | About average | $2,757 | $52,842 |
| Indiana University Health | 37 | $3,473 | About average | $2,767 | $32,590 |
| Columbus Regional Hospital | 19 | $3,507 | About average | $2,784 | $15,604 |
| Goshen Hospital | 40 | $3,520 | About average | $2,804 | $19,450 |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center | 73 | $3,520 | About average | $2,803 | $41,864 |
| Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center | 43 | $3,520 | About average | $2,802 | $18,136 |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point | 14 | $3,585 | About average | $2,856 | $16,613 |
| Franciscan Health Munster | 12 | $3,585 | About average | $2,856 | $25,170 |
| St Mary Medical Center Inc | 21 | $3,585 | About average | $2,853 | $20,806 |
| Community Hospital | 50 | $3,585 | About average | $2,853 | $21,347 |
| Reid Health | 13 | $3,639 | About average | $2,899 | $22,545 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| 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.