Procedures & surgery prices at Watauga Medical Center

Boone, NC · every code in this section with a posted price and a Medicare benchmark.

170 codes. Prices are the hospital's own posted facility charges.

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ProcedureCash priceGross charge× Medicare
Abd paracentesis w/imaging (49083) $570.60 $951 0.7×
Appl Mlt-Layer Venous Wound Compress Below Knee (29581) $298.50 $497.50 1.9×
Arterial puncture (36600) $76.80 $128 0.6×
Arthrocentesis aspir&/inj interm jt/burs w/o us (20605) $295.80 $493 1.0×
Arthrocentesis aspir&/inj major jt/bursa w/o us (20610) $356.40 $594 1.2×
Arthrocentesis aspir&/inj major jt/bursa w/us (20611) $295.80 $493 1.0×
Aspir/inj thyroid cyst (60300) $723.60 $1,206 1.1×
Avulsion nail plate partial/complete simple 1 (11730) $141.90 $236.50 0.7×
Biopsy bone trocar/needle deep (20225) $1,672.80 $2,788 1.1×
Biopsy Bone Trocar/Needle Superficial (20220) $532.80 $888 0.3×
Biopsy muscle percutaneous needle (20206) $508.80 $848 0.3×
Biopsy Pancrea Percutaneous Needle (48102) $1,083.60 $1,806 0.7×
Biopsy pleura percutaneous needle (32400) $799.20 $1,332 0.5×
Bladder Scan (51798) $144 $240 2.6×
Blood patch (62273) $579.60 $966 0.9×
Blood transfusion service (36430) $453 $755 1.1×
Bone marrow aspiration only (38220) $2,718.60 $4,531 1.7×
Bone Marrow Biopsy (38221) $1,087.20 $1,812 0.7×
Bx abdl/retroperitoneal mass prq needle (49180) $960 $1,600 0.6×
Bx breast 1st lesion mr imag (19085) $2,214 $3,690 1.4×
Bx breast 1st lesion strtctc (19081) $2,523.60 $4,206 1.6×
Bx breast 1st lesion us imag (19083) $1,367.40 $2,279 0.9×
Bx/exc lymph node needle superficial (38505) $585 $975 0.4×
Cessj Therapy Cath Removal (37214) $1,669.80 $2,783 0.6×
Chemical Cautery Tissue (17250) $60.60 $101 0.3×
Chg Collect Blood From Catheter Venous Nos (36592) $176.40 $294 1.4×
Cholecystostomy,Percutaneous, Complete (47490) $2,625 $4,375 0.8×
Circumcision (54150) $1,096.20 $1,827 0.5×
Complete replacement picc rs&i (36584) $1,707 $2,845 1.1×
Contrast Inj Cent Ven Cath, Inc Flouro (36598) $528 $880 2.6×
Core Needle Bx Lung/Mediastinum Perq W/Img (32408) $2,333.40 $3,889 1.5×
Debridement subcutaneous tissue 20 sq cm/< (11042) $552.90 $921.50 1.4×
Debridement, Skin, Sub-Q Tissue,Muscle,=<20 Sq Cm (11043) $447 $745 0.6×
Declot vascular device (36593) $346.80 $578 1.1×
Diagnostic lumbar spinal puncture w/fluor or CT (62328) $1,228.80 $2,048 1.8×
Drainage of hematoma/fluid (10140) $1,338.30 $2,230.50 0.8×
Draw blood off venous device (36591) $147 $245 1.2×
Drs&/dbrdmt prtl-thkns burns 1st/sbsq small (16020) $230.40 $384 1.2×
Dry Needling 3+ Muscles (20561) $40.80 $68 1.5×
Dx bone marrow bx & aspir (38222) $2,800.20 $4,667 1.0×
Ep Rmvl1/Dual Chmbr Impltbl Dfb Eltrd Transvns Xtrj (33244) $5,325.60 $8,876 1.5×
Epi Autogrft Face/Nck/Hnd/Ft/Gen <100 Sqcm (15115) $2,196 $3,660 1.1×
Epidrm agrft t/a/l 1st 100 cm/&/1% bdy inft/chld (15110) $2,116.20 $3,527 1.1×
Exc Skin Benig 0.6-1 Cm Trunk,Arm,Leg (11401) $568.20 $947 1.5×
Exchange Biliary Drg Catheter Prq W/Img Gid Rs&I (47536) $4,587 $7,645 1.3×
Exchange nephrostomy cath (50435) $1,224 $2,040 0.6×
Exchng absc/cst drg cath rad gid spx (49423) $2,523 $4,205 1.4×
Fetal non-stress test (59025) $238.20 $397 1.2×
Fine needle aspiration bx w/CT gdn 1st lesion (10009) $1,029.60 $1,716 1.5×
Fine needle aspiration bx w/us gdn 1st lesion (10005) $1,179 $1,965 1.7×
Fluoro exam of g/colon tube (49465) $302.40 $504 1.3×
I&d abscess simple (10060) $237.60 $396 1.2×
Image Cath Fluid Colxn Visc (49405) $1,331.40 $2,219 0.8×
Image Cath Fluid Peri/Retro (49406) $1,331.40 $2,219 0.8×
Incision & drainage abscess complicated/multiple (10061) $237.60 $396 0.6×
Incisional biopsy skin single lesion (11106) $548.10 $913.50 0.8×
Inj,Anes Agent,Brachial Plexus,Single (64415) $648.60 $1,081 0.8×
Inj,Anes Agent,Femoral Nerve,Cont Inf (64448) $1,070.40 $1,784 1.3×
Inj,Anes Agent,Femoral Nerve,Single (64447) $648.60 $1,081 1.0×
Inject Nerv Blck,Celiac Plexus (64530) $1,208.40 $2,014 1.4×
Inject Nerv Blck,Intercost,Multpl (64421) $1,191.90 $1,986.50 1.4×
Inject Nerv Blck,Intercostal,One (64420) $944.40 $1,574 1.4×
Injection aa&/strd brach plex cont nfs cath img (64416) $931.20 $1,552 1.1×
Injection aa&/strd sciatic nerve w/img gdn (64445) $648.60 $1,081 1.0×
Injection aa&/strd sciatic nrv cont nfs cath img (64446) $931.20 $1,552 1.1×
Injection anes other peripheral nerve/branch (64450) $648.60 $1,081 1.0×
Injection for identification of sentinel node (38792) $1,171.20 $1,952 3.1×
Injection Rx Extremity Pseudoaneurysm (36002) $336.60 $561 0.6×
Ins cath ren art 1st bilat (36252) $4,353 $7,255 1.4×
Ins cath ren art 1st unilat (36251) $4,353 $7,255 1.4×
Ins cath ren art 2nd+ unilat (36253) $7,504.20 $12,507 1.4×
Ins endovas vena cava filtr (37191) $7,794.60 $12,991 1.5×
Ins new/rplc prm pacemaker w/transv eltrd ventr (33207) $5,164.20 $8,607 0.5×
Ins New/Rplcmt Prm Pacemakr W/Trans Eltrd Atrial (33206)
unusually low: confirm this is the full procedure
$3,156 $5,260 0.3×
Ins New/Rplcmt Prm Pm W/Transv Eltrd Atrial&Vent (33208)
unusually low: confirm this is the full procedure
$4,781.40 $7,969 0.5×
Insert 1 electrode pm-defib (33216) $4,263 $7,105 0.5×
Insert non-tunnel cv cath (36556) $877.20 $1,462 0.3×
Insert picc cath (36569) $1,330.80 $2,218 0.9×
Insert Temp Bladder Cath (51702) $102 $170 0.8×
Insert tun ip cath perc (49418) $3,915 $6,525 1.1×
Insert tunneled cv cath (36561) $2,809.20 $4,682 0.9×
Insertion indwelling tunneled pleural catheter (32550) $4,375.20 $7,292 1.3×
Insertion Picc W/Rs&I 5 Yr/> (36573) $2,217.60 $3,696 1.5×
Insertion subq cardiac rhythm monitor w/prgrmg (33285) $15,033 $25,055 1.9×
Insj/rplcmt defib w/lead(s) (33249)
unusually low: confirm this is the full procedure
$9,495 $15,825 0.3×
Insj/rplcmt temp transvns 1chmbr eltrd/pm cath (33210) $4,015.80 $6,693 0.5×
Intro Cath Dialysis Circuit Dx Angrph Fluor S&I (36901) $2,123.40 $3,539 1.4×
Intubation endotracheal emergency procedure (31500) $352.20 $587 1.6×
Laryngoscopy Flexible Diagnostic (31575) $140.40 $234 0.7×
Lithotripsy (50590) $7,392.60 $12,321 2.2×
Liver Biopsy (47000) $1,104 $1,840 0.7×
Mech remov pericath obstr cv dev via ven access (36595) $4,353 $7,255 1.4×
Myelography Lumbar Injection (62304) $1,254 $2,090 1.7×
Myelography Via Lumbar Injection Rs&I Cervical (62302) $1,254 $2,090 1.7×
Myelography via lumbar injection rs&i thoracic (62303) $1,254 $2,090 1.7×
Naso/oro-gastric tube plmt req phys&fluor gdnce (43752) $221.40 $369 0.5×
Needle insertion w/o injection 1 or 2 muscles (20560) $38.40 $64 1.4×
Nfct ds bct/vir respir DNA/RNA 22 trgt sarscov2 (0202U) $415.80 $693 1.0×
Njx Cholangio Prq W/Img Gid Rs&I Existing Access (47531) $220.20 $367 0.1×
Njx dx/ther sbst intrlmnr lmbr/sac w/o img gdn (62326) $1,339.20 $2,232 1.6×
Njx px antegrde nfrosgrm &/urtrgrm new access (50430) $1,104 $1,840 1.7×
Obstructive material removal from gi tube (49460) $1,203.60 $2,006 1.4×
Open/Perq Place Stent Same (37238) $16,919.40 $28,199 1.5×
Percut Drain/Inject Renal Cyst (50390) $799.20 $1,332 1.2×
Percut Mech Thrombectomy, Venous (37187) $24,471.60 $40,786 2.2×
Pericardiocentesis W/Imaging (33016) $2,787 $4,645 1.9×
Perq device breast 1st imag (19281) $310.80 $518 0.2×
Perq dilation xst trc new access renal coltj sys (50437) $4,476.60 $7,461 1.3×
Perq Drainage Pleura Insert Cath W/Imaging (32557) $1,720.80 $2,868 1.1×
Perq vert agmntj cavity crtj uni/bi cannulation (22513) $10,898.40 $18,164 1.6×
Perq vert agmntj cavity crtj uni/bi cannulj lmbr (22514) $10,479 $17,465 1.5×
Place Cath Subclavian Art (36225) $3,673.80 $6,123 1.2×
Place Cath Vertebral Art (36226) $3,673.80 $6,123 0.7×
Plmt nephrostomy cath prq new access rs&i (50432) $3,379.20 $5,632 1.7×
Plmt nephroureteral cath prq new access rs&i (50433) $2,863.80 $4,773 0.8×
Plmt Urtrl Stent Prq New Access W/Sep Nfros Cath (50695) $4,264.20 $7,107 1.3×
Prq Aspir Pulposus/Intervertebral Disc/Pvrt Tiss (62267) $1,026 $1,710 1.5×
Prq Plmt Biliary Drg Cath W/Img Gid Rs&I Externl (47533) $4,263 $7,105 1.2×
Punch biopsy skin single lesion (11104) $308.70 $514.50 0.8×
Puncture Aspiration (10160) $556.20 $927 1.4×
Puncture Aspiration Cyst Breast (19000) $355.80 $593 0.5×
Pvb thoracic single inj site (64461) $1,060.20 $1,767 1.6×
Rem endovas vena cava filter (37193) $4,675.80 $7,793 1.5×
Removal biliary drg cath (47537) $1,140 $1,900 1.3×
Removal Implantable Defib Pulse Generator Only (33241) $1,083 $1,805 0.3×
Removal ppm generator only (33233)
likely a partial charge, not the full procedure
$858 $1,430 0.1×
Removal subq cardiac rhythm monitor (33286) $1,179.60 $1,966 1.7×
Remove renal tube w/fluoro (50389) $1,090.80 $1,818 1.6×
Remove&replace pm gen singl (33227)
unusually low: confirm this is the full procedure
$3,625.20 $6,042 0.5×
Remv&replc cvd gen dual lead (33263)
likely a partial charge, not the full procedure
$4,104.60 $6,841 0.2×
Remv&replc cvd gen mult lead (33264)
likely a partial charge, not the full procedure
$4,104.60 $6,841 0.1×
Remv&replc cvd gen sing lead (33262)
likely a partial charge, not the full procedure
$4,104.60 $6,841 0.2×
Remv&replc pm gen dual lead (33228)
unusually low: confirm this is the full procedure
$4,284.60 $7,141 0.4×
Remv&replc pm gen mult leads (33229) $32,958 $54,930 1.8×
Renal biopsy (50200) $803.40 $1,339 0.5×
Repair lead pace-defib one (33218) $4,189.80 $6,983 1.2×
Replace duod/jej tube perc (49451) $1,203.60 $2,006 1.4×
Replace g/c tube perc (49450) $581.40 $969 0.7×
Replacement gastro-jejunostomy tube percutaneous (49452) $1,203.60 $2,006 1.4×
Reposition pacing-defib lead (33215) $1,087.80 $1,813 0.4×
Revision of tips (37183) $7,578 $12,630 1.4×
Rmvl & Rplcmt Xtrnl Accessible Nephrourtrl Cath (50387) $2,997.60 $4,996 1.5×
Rmvl transvns pm eltrd 1 lead sys atr/ventr (33234) $2,808.60 $4,681 0.8×
Rmvl Transvns Pm Eltrd Dual Lead Sys (33235) $3,375 $5,625 0.9×
Rmvl tun ctr vad w/subq port/pmp ctr/prph insj (36590) $1,569 $2,615 1.0×
Rmvl Tun Cvc W/O Subq Port/Pmp (36589) $1,365 $2,275 2.3×
Rplcmt compl non-tun cvc w/o subq port/pmp (36580) $1,140.60 $1,901 0.8×
Rpsg previously placed cvc under fluor gdnce (36597) $1,306.20 $2,177 0.9×
Simple repair scalp/neck/ax/genit/trunk 2.5cm/< (12001) $295.20 $492 1.5×
Slctv Cath Carotid/Innom Art Angio Intrcranl Art (36223) $2,694 $4,490 0.5×
Spinal puncture lumbar diagnostic (62270) $504 $840 0.7×
Strapping unna boot (29580) $204.60 $341 1.3×
Tcat insj/rpl perm leadless pacemaker rv w/img (33274) $31,116.60 $51,861 1.7×
Therapeutic spinal pnxr drainage csf w/fluor/CT (62329) $944.40 $1,574 1.4×
Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging (32555) $656.40 $1,094 1.1×
Thrombolytic Art Therapy (37211)
unusually low: confirm this is the full procedure
$1,912.80 $3,188 0.4×
Thyroid biopsy (60100) $355.80 $593 0.5×
Trach Tube Change (31502) $187.80 $313 0.8×
Transcatheter biopsy (37200) $7,285.80 $12,143 1.4×
Trim skin lesion (11055) $232.20 $387 1.2×
Trim skin lesions 2 to 4 (11056) $345 $575 1.8×
Trim skin lesions over 4 (11057) $458.40 $764 2.4×
Trlml balo angiop open/perq img s&i 1st art (37246) $7,146.60 $11,911 1.3×
Trlml balo angiop open/perq w/img s&i 1st vein (37248) $7,805.40 $13,009 1.4×
Unlisted Procedure Nervous System (64999) $448.20 $747 1.5×
Vasc embolize/occlude artery (37242) $13,499.40 $22,499 0.8×
Vasc Embolize/Occlude Bleed (37244) $13,904.40 $23,174 1.3×
Vasc embolize/occlude organ (37243) $9,973.20 $16,622 0.9×
Vasc embolize/occlude venous (37241) $13,904.40 $23,174 1.3×
Venipuncture (36415) $10.80 $18 1.2×