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
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $242.45 $64.45 – $432.15
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $242.91 $64.45 – $465.66
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $243.60 not published
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $244.76 $35.78 – $524.48
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $244.80 $29.78 – $157.38
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $244.80 $239.35 – $623.09
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $246.40 $178.41 – $1,386.00
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $249.60 $182.49 – $182.49
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $249.60 $125.09 – $125.09
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $251.10 $13.00 – $1,268.00
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $251.40 $419.00 – $419.00
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $253.80 $34.69 – $198.91
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $254.00 not published
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $254.00 $199.91 – $359.84
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $254.00 not published
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $254.00 not published
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $254.00 $199.91 – $359.84
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $254.00 $199.91 – $359.84
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $255.77 $64.45 – $437.66
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $255.80 $60.22 – $429.24
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $258.72 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $260.00 $24.06 – $735.00
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $260.16 $219.34 – $1,293.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $260.23 $57.48 – $425.55
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $260.23 $57.48 – $425.55
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $260.45 $34.84 – $132.21
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $260.80 not published
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $263.88 $32.44 – $280.36
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $265.05 $46.86 – $401.14
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $265.05 $46.86 – $401.14
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $267.50 $127.48 – $205.27
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $267.50 $186.61 – $205.27
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $267.80 $191.57 – $199.24
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $267.80 not published
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $269.40 $34.69 – $222.26
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $270.90 $48.32 – $854.46
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $272.00 $202.08 – $303.12
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $272.00 $194.10 – $299.87
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $274.30 $29.80 – $348.47
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $275.88 $19.81 – $269.00
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $275.88 $19.81 – $459.79
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $275.88 $19.81 – $269.00
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $275.88 $19.81 – $459.79
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $276.00 $112.51 – $359.84
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $276.00 $112.51 – $359.84
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $276.48 $24.21 – $523.31
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $277.20 $194.88 – $2,181.00
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $277.87 $64.45 – $432.15
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $278.85 $148.84 – $2,334.00
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $278.85 $1,887.00 – $2,334.00

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