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
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $852.93 $201.95 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $852.93 $203.79 – $2,665.00
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $852.93 $175.82 – $693.00
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $852.93 $203.79 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $852.93 $203.79 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $852.93 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $852.93 $201.24 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $852.93 $565.10 – $3,391.00
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $852.93 $197.43 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $852.93 $188.82 – $2,665.00
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $855.40 $191.57 – $193.49
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL $862.85 $39.90 – $168.45
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL $887.00 $39.90 – $118.91
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $897.60 not published
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $905.00 $56.06 – $708.77
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $912.28 $209.52 – $382.58
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL $922.00 $39.90 – $118.91
HCA FLORIDA TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL $922.00 $39.90 – $118.91
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $933.81 $279.18 – $1,716.00
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $938.87 $61.91 – $1,083.00
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $938.87 $61.91 – $1,083.00
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $938.87 $61.91 – $1,083.00
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $938.87 $61.91 – $1,083.00
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $938.87 $61.91 – $1,083.00
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $942.01 $94.36 – $94.36
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $942.01 $94.36 – $322.48
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $943.91 $188.25 – $188.25
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $957.25 $258.05 – $1,311.00
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $961.97 $186.80 – $370.24
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $961.97 $199.71 – $403.91
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO $963.93 $89.94 – $216.32
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $966.55 $74.29 – $756.00
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $966.55 $107.16 – $756.00
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA $971.74 $208.52 – $1,322.00
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN $985.15 $61.36 – $138.12
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $986.70 $193.46 – $3,714.00
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $986.70 $193.46 – $3,714.00
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $986.70 $193.46 – $3,714.00
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $986.70 $197.69 – $3,714.00
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $997.00 $34.61 – $1,580.00
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $997.00 $34.61 – $1,580.00
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $1,042.86 $323.10 – $323.10
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $1,043.25 $24.06 – $317.72
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $1,052.64 $270.38 – $1,687.00
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL $1,059.48 $39.90 – $133.77
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $1,063.86 $1,333.00 – $20,799.00
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $1,135.12 $66.86 – $1,187.00
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $1,135.73 $189.95 – $1,087.00
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $1,135.73 $189.95 – $1,087.00
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $1,135.73 $188.67 – $1,087.00

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