Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage in Louisiana
What 79 hospitals in Louisiana charged and were paid for level 2 excision/biopsy/incision and drainage (APC 5072), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$9,871
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$1,344
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$1,064
Average per service
State rank
#6 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Louisiana billed an average of $9,871 for level 2 excision/biopsy/incision and drainage, about 7.3 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $1,344. That payment is 13% below the U.S. average of $1,539.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $1,344Billed $9,871
About 14¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Louisiana billed for this service.
Louisiana hospitals: level 2 excision/biopsy/incision and drainage
Every Louisiana hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans | 478 | $7,676 | $1,272 | $1,007 |
| Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport | 411 | $12,537 | $1,387 | $1,098 |
| St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington | 254 | $14,796 | $1,339 | $1,056 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, INCLafayette | 239 | $6,630 | $1,348 | $1,069 |
| St Francis Medical CenterMonroe | 236 | $8,493 | $1,323 | $1,040 |
| Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles | 225 | $7,289 | $1,370 | $1,085 |
| CHRISTUS Schumpert Health SystemShreveport | 222 | $8,989 | $1,395 | $1,107 |
| Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette | 210 | $7,344 | $1,344 | $1,067 |
| Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans | 192 | $19,661 | $1,352 | $1,071 |
| Woman's HospitalBaton Rouge | 178 | $5,402 | $1,357 | $1,078 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge | 169 | $8,260 | $1,364 | $1,080 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge | 145 | $7,182 | $1,354 | $1,076 |
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria | 124 | $13,523 | $1,398 | $1,106 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton RougeBaton Rouge | 119 | $8,644 | $1,298 | $1,030 |
| Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell | 114 | $7,246 | $1,349 | $1,066 |
| Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans | 113 | $8,940 | $1,335 | $1,038 |
| Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas | 90 | $9,770 | $1,321 | $1,046 |
| Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria | 84 | $17,846 | $1,390 | $1,099 |
| North Oaks Medical CenterHammond | 81 | $15,893 | $1,337 | $1,059 |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches | 80 | $5,914 | $1,444 | $1,148 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux | 75 | $9,724 | $1,333 | $1,056 |
| Acadia General HospitalCrowley | 75 | $4,171 | $1,324 | $1,046 |
| West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero | 65 | $10,804 | $1,347 | $1,058 |
| LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport | 64 | $12,674 | $1,298 | $1,023 |
| CHRISTUS St Patrick HospitalLake Charles | 63 | $16,587 | $1,334 | $1,050 |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport | 62 | $6,228 | $1,209 | $961 |
| Iberia General Hospital and Medical CenterNew Iberia | 49 | $7,439 | $1,326 | $1,052 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner LLCKenner | 47 | $6,427 | $1,373 | $1,090 |
| Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe | 44 | $16,532 | $1,333 | $1,061 |
| University Medical CenterLafayette | 40 | $4,445 | $1,348 | $1,067 |
| University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans | 34 | $15,006 | $1,330 | $1,054 |
| West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur | 33 | $4,151 | $1,362 | $1,085 |
| Park Place Surgical HospitalLafayette | 32 | $6,467 | $1,348 | $1,067 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles | 31 | $12,830 | $1,362 | $1,078 |
| Terrebonne General Medical CenterHouma | 28 | $8,060 | $1,360 | $1,084 |
| Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston | 25 | $11,251 | $1,348 | $1,074 |
| Physicians Medical CenterHouma | 22 | $5,804 | $1,289 | $1,015 |
| CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria | 21 | $19,708 | $1,404 | $1,118 |
| Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville | 18 | $3,291 | $1,348 | $1,073 |
| Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder | 16 | $9,346 | $1,348 | $1,074 |
| Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville | 15 | $13,827 | $1,224 | $960 |
| Richardson Medical CenterRayville | 12 | $2,918 | $1,348 | $1,074 |
| Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe | 11 | $9,197 | $1,348 | $1,074 |
| Avoyelles HospitalMarksville | 11 | $12,106 | $1,374 | $1,095 |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette | 11 | $9,324 | $1,348 | $1,074 |
| St Charles Surgical HospitalNew Orleans | 11 | $30,783 | $1,347 | $1,073 |
| Ochsner St MaryMorgan City | – | – | – | – |
| Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary | – | – | – | – |
| Savoy Medical CenterMamou | – | – | – | – |
| Jennings American Legion HospitalJennings | – | – | – | – |
| St Charles Parish HospitalLuling | – | – | – | – |
| Springhill Medical CenterSpringhill | – | – | – | – |
| Winn Parish Medical CenterWinnfield | – | – | – | – |
| Oakdale Community HospitalOakdale | – | – | – | – |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer | – | – | – | – |
| Morehouse General HospitalBastrop | – | – | – | – |
| Desoto Regional Health SystemMansfield | – | – | – | – |
| Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro | – | – | – | – |
| Minden Medical CenterMinden | – | – | – | – |
| Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte | – | – | – | – |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma | – | – | – | – |
| Citizens Medical CenterColumbia | – | – | – | – |
| Sabine Medical CenterMany | – | – | – | – |
| Monroe Surgical HospitalMonroe | – | – | – | – |
| Surgical Specialty Center of Baton RougeBaton Rouge | – | – | – | – |
| Sterling Surgical HospitalSlidell | – | – | – | – |
| AvalaCovington | – | – | – | – |
| Southern Surgical HospitalSlidell | – | – | – | – |
| Specialists Hospital ShreveportShreveport | – | – | – | – |
| Omega Hospital, LLCMetairie | – | – | – | – |
| Cypress Pointe Surgical HospitalHammond | – | – | – | – |
| St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette | – | – | – | – |
| Our Lady of the Angels HospitalBogalusa | – | – | – | – |
| New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans | – | – | – | – |
| The GeneralBaton Rouge | – | – | – | – |
| Acadian Medical CenterEunice | – | – | – | – |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals West MonroeWest Monroe | – | – | – | – |
| P a M Specialty Hospital of CovingtonCovington | – | – | – | – |
| Sage Rehabilitation HospitalBaton Rouge | – | – | – | – |
Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Louisiana
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA | $1,209 |
|---|---|
| Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA | $1,224 |
| Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans, LA | $1,272 |
| Physicians Medical CenterHouma, LA | $1,289 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA | $1,298 |
Highest
| Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA | $1,444 |
|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria, LA | $1,404 |
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA | $1,398 |
| CHRISTUS Schumpert Health SystemShreveport, LA | $1,395 |
| Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA | $1,390 |
Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage in other states
Questions
How much does level 2 excision/biopsy/incision and drainage cost in Louisiana?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 2 excision/biopsy/incision and drainage (APC 5072) at 79 hospitals in Louisiana was billed at $9,871 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $1,344, of which Medicare paid $1,064. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in Louisiana, average charges were 7.3 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.