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Removal of Tissue from Wound, 20.0 Sq Cm or Less Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 212 California hospitals. CPT 97597. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $424
📉 Low $15.69
📈 High $8,641
🏥 212 hospitals
🏛️ 161 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $115
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 212 hospitals.
Billed more than $424 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Health Net | UHC | Aetna | Kaiser | MultiPlan | Cigna | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$15.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED MERCED |
$54.59 | $252 | $106 | $105 | $106 | $48.32 | $99.64 | $68.90 | $106 |
| OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE |
$68.00 | $131 | $108 | $115 | $191 | — | $108 | $108 | — |
| CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MATRINEZ |
$68.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$85.00 | — | $85.00 | $85.00 | — | $85.00 | — | — | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO FOLSOM |
$85.00 | — | — | — | — | $85.00 | — | — | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REDDING |
$85.00 | — | — | $85.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$93.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA |
$95.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO |
$95.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA |
$95.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA |
$95.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS |
$95.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BALLARD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SAN BERNARDINO |
$97.75 | $77.00 | $97.75 | $97.75 | — | $97.75 | — | — | — |
| SAN JOAQUIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FRENCH CAMP |
$104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTHRIDGE |
$107 | $248 | $64.75 | $87.86 | $118 | $48.32 | $306 | $187 | $252 |
| ZUCKERBERG SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND TRAUMA CENTER SAN FRANCISCO |
$109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE CEDARS-SINAI TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER TARZANA |
$123 | $270 | $477 | $1,287 | $258 | — | — | — | $263 |
| JEROLD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GARBERVILLE |
$133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GLENDORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LONG BEACH |
$142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEQUOIA HOSPITAL REDWOOD CITY |
$154 | $291 | $59.43 | $291 | $291 | $48.32 | $346 | — | $291 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE |
$162 | $271 | $263 | — | $258 | $297 | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA |
$162 | $271 | $263 | — | $258 | $297 | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS |
$162 | $271 | $263 | — | $258 | $297 | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$162 | $271 | $263 | — | $258 | $297 | — | — | — |
| MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL SACRAMENTO |
$167 | $261 | $124 | $48.32 | $261 | $260 | $507 | $506 | $261 |
| BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BAKERSFIELD |
$180 | $252 | $129 | $252 | $252 | $48.32 | $387 | $402 | $252 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD |
$182 | $252 | $129 | $252 | $252 | $48.32 | $392 | $402 | $252 |
| ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM |
$183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSPITAL TEMECULA |
$185 | — | — | $76.60 | $2,651 | $42.95 | $416 | $166 | — |
| CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORONA |
$185 | — | — | $770 | $2,651 | $78.12 | $416 | $166 | — |
| MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER PLACERVILLE |
$188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
$196 | $423 | $245 | $442 | — | — | $826 | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SAN JOSE |
$197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL SAN JOSE |
$197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL GILROY |
$197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE |
$197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND OAKLAND |
$197 | — | — | $283 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO |
$198 | $252 | $59.43 | $252 | $252 | $252 | $448 | $353 | $252 |
| ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER OF STOCKTON STOCKTON |
$203 | $282 | $132 | $282 | $282 | $48.32 | $565 | $282 | $282 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL EUREKA EUREKA |
$203 | $1,802 | $1,333 | $2,699 | $258 | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF SAN BERNARDINO SAN BERNARDINO |
$204 | $252 | $59.43 | $252 | $263 | $48.32 | $417 | $333 | $252 |
| ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO |
$204 | $252 | $59.43 | $252 | $252 | $252 | $394 | $226 | $252 |
| PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PALMDALE |
$208 | — | — | $642 | $2,651 | $77.96 | $468 | $187 | — |
| EL CAMINO HOSPITAL LOS GATOS LOS GATOS |
$209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODLAND |
$210 | $261 | $135 | $48.32 | $261 | $260 | $583 | $266 | — |
| MERCY SAN JUAN HOSPITAL CARMICHAEL |
$210 | $261 | $122 | $48.32 | $261 | $260 | $526 | $506 | $261 |
| ARROYO GRANDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ARROYO GRANDE |
$216 | $252 | $59.43 | $252 | $252 | $252 | $448 | — | $252 |
| DIGNITY HEALTH - MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA MARIA |
$216 | $1,385 | $59.43 | $252 | $252 | $252 | $448 | — | $252 |
| DIGNITY HEALTH GLENDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER GLENDALE |
$216 | $398 | $53.40 | $252 | $298 | $80.10 | $530 | $411 | $252 |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO |
$221 | $261 | $123 | $48.32 | $261 | $260 | $526 | $506 | $261 |
| ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER ESPLANADE CHICO |
$225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL W HUNTINGTON DRIVE ARCADIA |
$226 | $96.00 | $53.13 | $100 | $100 | $100 | $63.00 | $54.40 | $100 |
| PIH HEALTH WHITTIER HOSPITAL WASHINGTON BLVD WHITTIER |
$231 | $545 | — | $520 | $824 | — | — | — | $221 |
| COTTAGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SANTA BARBARA |
$232 | $265 | $285 | $247 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL SANTA BARBARA |
$232 | $265 | $285 | $247 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL SOLVANG |
$232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL SANTA BARBARA |
$232 | $265 | $285 | $247 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEALDSBURG DISTRICT HOSPITAL HEALDSBURG |
$234 | $721 | — | — | $3,983 | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF LANGLEY PORTER PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL - MOUNT ZION 7TH FLOOR |
$236 | $367 | — | $352 | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 97597, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $243 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $424 for this?
That is the median of what the 212 California hospitals above publish for Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 97597 in California, Medicare reimburses about $115 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $15.69 to $8,641 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.7x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less cost in California?
- Cash prices for removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less (CPT 97597) in California range from $15.69 to $8,641, with a median of $424. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $15.69. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 97597 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.