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
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $112.96 $29.27 – $133.08
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $113.84 $43.84 – $279.37
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $116.32 $74.30 – $580.61
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $120.19 $31.13 – $365.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $121.15 $37.19 – $432.20
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $121.60 $52.00 – $192.00
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $122.50 not published
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $122.85 $258.05 – $1,287.00
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $125.70 not published
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $125.71 $26.17 – $756.04
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $125.71 $26.17 – $425.27
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $125.71 $26.17 – $455.47
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $125.71 $26.17 – $44.90
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $125.71 $26.17 – $115.39
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $125.71 $26.17 – $39.03
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $129.78 $83.43 – $296.64
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $130.20 not published
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $130.67 $37.19 – $432.20
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $132.94 $68.08 – $236.98
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $134.33 $24.06 – $366.18
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $136.50 $24.06 – $363.90
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $137.40 $22.22 – $2,193.68
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $138.24 $59.77 – $136.22
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $138.80 $49.23 – $580.61
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $139.04 $45.48 – $1,042.80
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $139.05 $92.06 – $679.10
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $139.44 $95.85 – $497.45
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $139.44 $95.85 – $238.95
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $139.44 $95.85 – $350.24
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $140.79 $59.95 – $432.15
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $141.12 $48.65 – $136.22
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $144.15 $33.44 – $73.72
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $144.80 $207.03 – $589.25
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $145.17 $55.44 – $432.15
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $146.61 $95.85 – $441.30
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $146.61 $95.85 – $441.30
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $146.61 $95.85 – $441.30
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $146.61 $92.57 – $964.48
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $146.61 $95.85 – $441.30
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $147.83 $34.48 – $245.10
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $148.22 $77.20 – $289.50
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $149.80 $59.15 – $509.46
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $149.94 $51.72 – $212.63
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $150.40 $589.25 – $589.25
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $150.53 $44.52 – $227.00
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $150.60 $157.85 – $362.88
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $150.60 not published
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $153.09 $195.46 – $408.87
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $153.60 $24.29 – $482.00
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $153.61 $48.32 – $912.05

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