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Wound care (debridement), first 20 sq cm in California

CPT 97597 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $100 to $1,050 at the 10 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$446typical cash price
$419typical commercial insurer rate
$100–$1.1kcash price range, 7 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$100
El Camino Health
$209
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$440
University of California Davis Medical Center
$446
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$507
Stanford Health Care
$598
Good Samaritan Hospital
$1,050

California typical cash price: $446

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$401$100$140$89–$629 · 82 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$835$209–
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$876$440$2,261$731–$10,272 · 15 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$1,115$446$112$35–$282 · 15 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$676$507$424$218–$507 · 28 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$1,496$598$13,916$7,506–$14,983 · 4 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose$1,050$1,050$177$136–$1,211 · 69 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$1,434$1,139–$4,739 · 6 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$419$381–$4,368 · 6 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$419$381–$4,368 · 6 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does wound care (debridement) cost at a hospital in California?

At 7 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for wound care (debridement) is $446, and most charge between $165 and $779. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $419. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for wound care (debridement)?

At 3 of the 6 hospitals in California that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for wound care (debridement)?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $100 at Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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