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
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $219.93 $57.08 – $263.92
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $219.93 $57.08 – $368.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $220.12 $58.58 – $240.27
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $220.12 $58.58 – $812.50
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $220.50 $67.65 – $383.35
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $220.50 $68.08 – $383.35
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $220.50 $76.67 – $383.35
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $220.50 $63.14 – $383.35
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $220.50 $68.08 – $383.35
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $220.50 $68.08 – $383.35
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $221.40 not published
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $225.22 $35.26 – $526.22
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $225.30 $85.21 – $439.53
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $226.32 $199.04 – $447.51
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $226.32 $199.04 – $447.51
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $227.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington, WI $227.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI $227.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $227.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $227.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $227.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $227.50 not published
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI $227.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI $227.50 not published
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $227.50 not published
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI $227.50 not published
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $227.50 $174.48 – $508.90
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $227.50 $1.37 – $350.00
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $229.80 $34.69 – $208.38
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $231.60 $34.69 – $208.38
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $234.00 $58.58 – $245.70
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $234.00 $58.58 – $255.06
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $234.17 $112.66 – $596.42
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $235.13 $0.01 – $781.00
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $235.20 $13.58 – $74.04
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $238.20 $31.54 – $317.60
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $239.04 $32.35 – $144.96
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $239.15 $32.27 – $453.26
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $241.00 $160.31 – $2,261.00
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $241.92 $72.00 – $159.84

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