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
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $191.02 $477.13 – $497.01
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $191.10 $39.59 – $363.90
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $192.50 not published
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $193.50 $160.31 – $2,017.00
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $193.60 $39.42 – $356.09
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $194.40 $34.69 – $204.60
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $195.40 $145.20 – $192.85
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $195.50 not published
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $196.80 $106.96 – $514.53
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $196.80 $112.40 – $488.67
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $197.50 not published
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $197.57 $48.32 – $447.86
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $199.80 $7.52 – $52.30
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $199.95 $129.70 – $349.44
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $201.56 $477.13 – $497.01
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $201.63 $53.90 – $445.86
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $202.15 $29.22 – $348.47
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $202.36 $284.96 – $596.42
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $205.11 $64.45 – $445.86
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $205.70 $146.16 – $4,401.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $206.47 $31.65 – $484.18
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $207.97 $477.13 – $497.01
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $209.30 $173.54 – $506.16
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $209.97 $48.32 – $521.00
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $210.00 $33.12 – $315.00
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $210.50 $68.08 – $262.40
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $211.26 $199.02 – $278.62
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $212.30 $151.57 – $4,074.00
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $214.27 $48.32 – $634.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $214.27 $35.26 – $526.22
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $215.20 $109.05 – $588.87
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $215.20 $58.92 – $508.90
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $215.72 $48.32 – $447.86
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $216.14 $52.64 – $530.40
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $217.16 $57.08 – $368.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $217.16 $57.08 – $260.59
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $218.40 $48.77 – $1,385.28
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $218.40 $48.77 – $1,123.20
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $218.40 $48.77 – $1,123.20
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $218.40 $48.77 – $1,060.80
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $218.90 $54.58 – $376.28
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $219.42 $40.69 – $292.11
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $219.42 $52.36 – $434.32
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $219.48 $477.13 – $497.01
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $219.58 $102.42 – $396.76
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $219.70 $24.06 – $246.02
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $219.70 $22.76 – $246.02
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $219.70 $22.76 – $246.02
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $219.70 $24.06 – $246.02
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $219.93 $219.93 – $368.00

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