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97597

Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less

$365.5M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 97597 (Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less) received $365.5M in total Medicare payments.

Across 7.8M services, the average Medicare payment was $46.62 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$42.2M979.8K—
2015$39.0M935.2K-7.8%
2016$35.8M912.4K-8.1%
2017$34.4M885.5K-4.1%
2018$37.0M858.7K+7.8%
2019$37.5M801.7K+1.4%
2020$36.6M664.8K-2.4%
2021$36.8M642.8K+0.4%
2022$33.1M578.1K-9.9%
2023$33.0M580.1K-0.5%

Top Providers for 97597

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Alan BienstockPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryNY$257.9K2.8K$93.49
2Michael ReedPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeWY$197.8K2.6K$77.01
3Bachir YounesInfectious DiseaseCA$188.0K2.2K$83.85
4Ancel RogersGeneral SurgeryCA$183.8K4.0K$45.74
5Virgil HernandezPodiatryCA$167.7K1.8K$91.14
6Barbara DangerfieldPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeCA$112.6K1.3K$86.55
7Jeremiah GraffPodiatryTX$102.2K1.4K$72.81
8Bobby PourziaeePodiatryCA$100.1K1.2K$80.16
9Jon HellerPodiatryNJ$97.2K1.1K$85.35
10Mobolaji OgunsakinInternal MedicineGA$86.5K1.3K$68.92
11Haris MirzaInfectious DiseaseFL$86.1K1.1K$74.91
12Nicholas RomanskyPodiatryPA$84.7K991$85.52
13Richard EgermanPodiatryFL$77.8K966$80.54
14Monica LucasPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeCA$76.6K867$88.32
15Bruce PinkerPodiatryNY$76.1K797$95.46
16Emma DenisPodiatryFL$75.0K1.0K$73.85
17Roger TsutsumiPodiatryCA$71.6K948$75.56
18Michael ScanlonPodiatryNY$71.5K753$94.94
19Thomas RambacherPodiatryCA$71.2K784$90.82
20Gregory EckPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeWI$69.9K939$74.48
21Charles RhodusPodiatryTX$69.1K945$73.17
22Matthew KindlePodiatryTX$67.9K947$71.73
23Richard SalmPodiatryFL$66.9K905$73.92
24Sherri BoosPhysical Therapist in Private PracticeOK$65.7K927$70.92
25Richard GravesPodiatryCA$65.4K766$85.36

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$4.6M70.9K629$7.3K
CA$3.8M55.4K439$8.6K
NY$3.4M43.2K458$7.5K
TX$2.2M38.1K380$5.9K
IL$1.9M33.2K329$5.9K
PA$1.9M33.5K354$5.4K
NJ$1.4M21.1K217$6.4K
MD$776.3K11.9K159$4.9K
TN$715.2K14.2K141$5.1K
MA$694.0K14.0K143$4.9K
GA$675.3K13.7K150$4.5K
OH$639.2K12.5K180$3.6K
NC$633.6K13.8K204$3.1K
MI$626.8K11.9K185$3.4K
VA$624.0K12.1K146$4.3K
OK$598.3K12.7K75$8.0K
AZ$543.6K9.7K120$4.5K
WI$540.3K12.4K155$3.5K
WY$472.8K7.2K29$16.3K
MO$441.1K11.2K131$3.4K
IA$364.7K9.9K84$4.3K
IN$361.1K8.0K110$3.3K
CT$352.8K7.1K84$4.2K
MN$337.0K7.0K72$4.7K
KY$336.8K8.5K83$4.1K
WA$321.4K6.4K86$3.7K
SC$311.3K7.7K79$3.9K
AL$304.0K7.2K68$4.5K
CO$256.9K4.1K68$3.8K
LA$231.8K4.8K69$3.4K

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.