Wound Cleaning and Dead Tissue Removal (up to 20 sq cm) cost at US hospitals

Debridement of an open wound with topical application and wound assessment, per session, 20 sq cm or less · CPT 97597

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Wound Cleaning and Dead Tissue Removal (up to 20 sq cm)

Debridement is the removal of dead tissue from an open wound so that living tissue underneath can heal. This code covers a session on a wound surface of about twenty square centimeters or less, including assessing the wound, cleaning it, taking away devitalized tissue, and applying a topical dressing. The measured size of the wound is what decides which code applies.

$38.78

lowest cash price

$351.60

national median

$3,049.88

highest cash price

873

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $38.78–$3,049.88 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$38.78

TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL — Templeton, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$3,049.88

Adventhealth Wauchula — Wauchula, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($260.45) → Sep 1, 2026 ($444.68)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $465.66 $592.80 $1,042.86
Arizona 19 $52.88 $121.15 $740.52
Arkansas 11 $134.33 $219.70 $532.00
California 90 $38.78 $381.22 $1,063.86
Colorado 16 $155.72 $938.87 $1,429.78
Florida 79 $153.09 $618.20 $3,049.88
Georgia 25 $215.20 $852.93 $997.00
Hawaii 2 $112.96 $112.96 $530.25
Illinois 48 $168.75 $385.60 $721.60
Indiana 26 $172.50 $356.40 $2,150.09
Iowa 26 $138.24 $396.80 $1,990.79
Kansas 11 $196.80 $287.60 $1,135.73
Kentucky 22 $81.47 $408.00 $2,359.80
Louisiana 3 $301.86 $301.86 $301.86
Maine 7 $171.45 $444.80 $621.05
Maryland 2 $251.40 $251.40 $251.40
Michigan 27 $254.00 $276.00 $780.67
Minnesota 19 $139.05 $146.61 $506.40
Mississippi 10 $95.70 $187.92 $640.35
Missouri 21 $88.50 $452.60 $963.93
Montana 2 $144.80 $144.80 $150.40
Nebraska 13 $132.94 $220.50 $350.14
Nevada 4 $121.60 $288.03 $401.83
New Hampshire 1 $597.55 $597.55 $597.55
New Jersey 21 $110.81 $219.93 $277.87
New Mexico 2 $211.26 $211.26 $211.26
New York 23 $137.40 $235.13 $2,625.00
North Carolina 15 $258.72 $298.03 $534.00
North Dakota 4 $348.80 $348.80 $391.20
Ohio 64 $161.50 $578.25 $2,380.80
Oklahoma 17 $125.71 $286.00 $1,043.25
Oregon 13 $154.56 $544.00 $688.50
Pennsylvania 31 $193.60 $378.60 $1,771.00
South Carolina 11 $193.50 $285.00 $452.50
South Dakota 6 $374.40 $434.40 $488.00
Tennessee 38 $59.03 $92.10 $1,530.03
Texas 114 $94.95 $351.60 $2,746.50
Virginia 42 $75.30 $338.00 $735.00
Washington 32 $90.72 $465.60 $687.96
West Virginia 16 $122.50 $300.80 $2,044.00
Wisconsin 33 $205.70 $265.05 $615.78
Wyoming 4 $129.78 $159.58 $178.20

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $358.20 $3.23 – $52.30
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $358.40 $108.46 – $403.20
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $360.80 $144.42 – $405.90
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $361.50 not published
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $362.82 $32.44 – $362.82
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $363.00 $215.00 – $399.91
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $364.00 $147.55 – $409.50
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $365.28 $219.34 – $1,597.00
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $367.20 $3.23 – $52.30
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $368.80 $39.42 – $335.83
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $368.97 $48.32 – $377.30
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $369.60 $33.12 – $204.60
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $370.80 $60.40 – $820.05
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $371.80 $24.06 – $3,772.00
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $372.96 $226.16 – $518.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $373.60 $160.41 – $420.30
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $373.60 $160.41 – $420.30
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $374.40 $160.06 – $421.20
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $374.60 $32.44 – $183.55
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $374.60 $32.44 – $206.49
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $374.60 $32.44 – $191.98
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $377.65 $29.84 – $1,289.32
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $377.65 $29.99 – $1,289.32
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN $378.00 $7.52 – $52.30
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $378.60 $40.06 – $536.35
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $378.60 $40.06 – $303.71
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $378.60 $40.06 – $305.34
UPMC Memorial York, PA $378.60 $40.06 – $304.85
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $378.60 $34.69 – $189.44
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $378.60 $40.06 – $536.35
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $378.95 $37.19 – $656.49
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $380.80 $149.46 – $428.40
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $381.22 $57.27 – $480.20
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $385.05 $258.05 – $2,699.00
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $385.60 not published
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $389.40 not published
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $391.20 $34.95 – $440.10
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $391.80 $91.12 – $1,468.00
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $392.00 $26.76 – $969.26
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $395.20 not published
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $396.80 $141.36 – $446.40
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $399.60 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $401.10 $45.41 – $648.25
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $401.83 $21.41 – $969.45
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $403.20 $122.02 – $453.60
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $403.20 $122.02 – $453.60
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $404.60 not published
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $408.00 $105.51 – $105.51
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $408.35 $71.00 – $510.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $408.35 $71.00 – $612.53

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