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 North Carolina
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 34 hospitals
- $3,383
- Median hospital
- $3,380
- Lowest to highest
- $2,844–$3,557
- Medicare procedures
- 1,510
34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Health | 14 | $2,844 | 23% below the national average | $2,147 | $22,524 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | 32 | $3,116 | 16% below the national average | $2,430 | $17,868 |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | 57 | $3,271 | 11% below the national average | $2,596 | $18,067 |
| Atrium Health Union | 39 | $3,285 | 11% below the national average | $2,589 | $26,642 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 46 | $3,306 | 10% below the national average | $2,610 | $17,100 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | 43 | $3,317 | 10% below the national average | $2,643 | $24,066 |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | 12 | $3,317 | 10% below the national average | $2,643 | $25,816 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 69 | $3,317 | 10% below the national average | $2,643 | $28,079 |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | 13 | $3,317 | 10% below the national average | $2,643 | $15,695 |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville | 19 | $3,317 | 10% below the national average | $2,639 | $22,987 |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | 16 | $3,317 | 10% below the national average | $2,638 | $19,127 |
| Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital | 110 | $3,322 | About average | $2,625 | $14,744 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 91 | $3,346 | About average | $2,653 | $33,991 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | 14 | $3,389 | About average | $2,700 | $33,460 |
| Novant Health Medical Park Hospital | 69 | $3,394 | About average | $2,688 | $12,237 |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | 11 | $3,407 | About average | $2,714 | $17,689 |
| Rex Hospital | 149 | $3,413 | About average | $2,716 | $11,836 |
| Duke University Hospital | 153 | $3,420 | About average | $2,721 | $21,368 |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | 15 | $3,425 | About average | $2,729 | $26,469 |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | 26 | $3,425 | About average | $2,729 | $20,551 |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital | 17 | $3,432 | About average | $2,734 | $21,147 |
| WakeMed, Cary Hospital | 23 | $3,432 | About average | $2,734 | $30,065 |
| UNC Hospitals | 133 | $3,460 | About average | $2,752 | $17,158 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 39 | $3,475 | About average | $2,763 | $37,918 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 85 | $3,526 | About average | $2,810 | $16,811 |
| Carolina East Medical Center | 27 | $3,553 | About average | $2,830 | $16,266 |
| Onslow Memorial Hospital | 11 | $3,553 | About average | $2,830 | $21,912 |
| Sentara Albemarle Medical Center | 11 | $3,553 | About average | $2,830 | $27,134 |
| Carteret General Hospital | 18 | $3,557 | About average | $2,834 | $12,015 |
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.