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
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $408.35 $71.00 – $612.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $408.35 $71.00 – $544.47
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $410.50 $32.44 – $206.79
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $411.30 $24.21 – $327.00
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $413.00 $35.78 – $1,180.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $413.00 $28.92 – $1,180.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $413.00 $35.78 – $1,180.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $413.00 $35.78 – $1,180.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $413.00 $35.78 – $1,180.00
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $413.60 $197.69 – $531.11
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $413.60 $198.92 – $534.41
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $413.60 $197.69 – $531.11
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $413.60 $197.69 – $531.11
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $413.60 $196.63 – $528.26
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $413.60 $198.92 – $534.41
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $413.60 $196.63 – $528.26
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $414.50 $26.76 – $974.72
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $415.80 $3.23 – $52.30
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $419.48 $72.99 – $72.99
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $422.40 $3.23 – $52.30
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $424.08 $97.25 – $589.00
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $424.32 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $424.32 not published
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $424.32 not published
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $424.32 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $424.32 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $424.32 not published
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $424.32 not published
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $424.32 not published
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $424.32 not published
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $424.32 not published
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $424.32 not published
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $424.32 not published
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $424.32 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $425.15 $43.40 – $361.72
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $426.24 $219.34 – $1,535.00
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $427.20 $114.88 – $114.88
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $427.45 $48.32 – $581.00
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $428.25 not published
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $428.25 not published
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $429.00 $34.69 – $202.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $430.32 $31.13 – $308.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $430.80 $32.44 – $283.78
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $430.80 $32.44 – $258.48
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $433.00 $1.37 – $417.00
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $434.40 $160.19 – $488.70
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $435.50 $23.20 – $246.02
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $437.00 $13.17 – $241.11
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $437.60 $188.77 – $492.30
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $438.90 not published

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