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

$353.40

national median

$3,049.88

highest cash price

876

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 ($484.21)

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 24 $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 33 $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
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $488.25 $81.00 – $379.63
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $488.80 $205.75 – $591.00
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $489.75 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $492.60 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $492.60 not published
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $497.92 $21.27 – $412.87
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $501.05 $29.09 – $537.00
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $502.32 $84.25 – $268.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $504.50 $71.00 – $756.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $504.50 $85.00 – $756.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $504.50 $155.00 – $756.75
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $504.50 $71.00 – $630.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $504.50 $71.00 – $756.75
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $506.24 $70.58 – $369.89
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $506.40 $153.25 – $569.70
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $512.40 $177.40 – $793.27
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $512.50 $26.76 – $1,121.00
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $512.60 $25.33 – $241.15
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $512.60 $25.33 – $241.15
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $512.60 $25.33 – $1,444.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $512.60 $25.33 – $241.15
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $512.60 $25.33 – $241.15
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $512.60 $25.33 – $241.15
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $515.40 $215.00 – $1,383.00
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $516.36 $232.33 – $1,022.17
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $516.36 $196.13 – $821.23
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $520.10 $223.58 – $569.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $520.10 not published
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $520.24 $70.58 – $369.89
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $523.05 $146.16 – $4,198.00
SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS NASHVILLE, TN $526.39 $57.41 – $138.12
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD, TX $529.00 $57.35 – $218.96
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $530.25 not published
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $532.00 $179.58 – $412.80
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $534.00 $191.77 – $478.85
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $535.80 $7.52 – $52.30
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $537.00 $215.00 – $1,586.00
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $537.27 $199.04 – $398.76
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $537.60 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $537.60 not published
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $544.00 not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $544.00 not published
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $545.30 $258.05 – $1,528.00
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $546.00 $103.86 – $756.00
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $546.00 $107.16 – $756.00
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $546.00 $116.77 – $756.00
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $546.00 $107.16 – $756.00
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $546.00 $116.77 – $756.00
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $546.00 $107.16 – $756.00
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $549.00 $76.47 – $393.02

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