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
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN $1,246.77 $67.30 – $138.12
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX $1,276.24 $57.35 – $218.96
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL $1,300.20 $39.90 – $133.77
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $1,306.00 $26.76 – $302.60
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $1,400.00 $1.37 – $584.00
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $1,429.78 $105.20 – $321.04
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $1,511.50 $26.76 – $403.89
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $1,530.03 $93.96 – $138.12
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $1,549.15 $209.52 – $465.13
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY, FL $1,593.87 $39.90 – $133.77
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $1,771.00 $34.69 – $191.90
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL $1,799.00 $41.80 – $212.91
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $1,990.79 $1.37 – $1,043.00
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $2,044.00 $26.76 – $337.92
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $2,150.09 $98.76 – $4,300.19
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $2,150.09 $2,866.79 – $5,733.58
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $2,150.09 $2,866.79 – $5,733.58
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $2,150.09 $221.00 – $5,733.58
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $2,150.09 $325.00 – $5,828.18
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $2,150.09 $151.00 – $5,733.58
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $2,150.09 $2,866.79 – $5,733.58
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $2,359.80 not published
St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH $2,380.80 $198.92 – $202.90
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $2,625.00 $56.06 – $654.59
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX $2,746.50 $57.35 – $218.96
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL $3,049.88 not published
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $67.40 – $255.61
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $89.94 – $216.32
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $89.94 – $216.32
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS not published $89.94 – $216.32
MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER Overland Park, KS not published $89.94 – $216.32
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit, MO not published $89.94 – $216.32
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO not published $91.17 – $216.32
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL TAMARAC, FL not published $41.80 – $836.07
HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL PLANTATION, FL not published $41.80 – $939.93
HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL SUMMERFIELD, FL not published $39.90 – $208.09
UCF LAKE NONA HOSPITAL Orlando, FL not published $39.90 – $133.77
HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL NORTH, FL not published $39.90 – $133.77
HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL STUART, FL not published $41.80 – $1,147.65
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL PARRISH, FL not published $39.90 – $133.77
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL not published $39.90 – $118.91
HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL LOXAHATCHEE, FL not published $41.80 – $628.35
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL not published $40.74 – $133.77
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL not published $39.90 – $133.77
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $39.90 – $123.86
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL not published $39.90 – $109.00
HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MARGATE, FL not published $41.80 – $524.49
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL not published $39.90 – $118.91
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL not published $43.70 – $326.84
HCA FLORIDA LEHIGH HOSPITAL LEHIGH ACRES, FL not published $99.09 – $118.91

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