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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Arizona rates for HCPCS 10160

A needle is used to puncture and drain fluid from an abscess, cyst, blister, or blood-filled pocket under the skin, without making a larger incision. It's a quick way to relieve pressure and reduce swelling from a fluid-filled pocket.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$105 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$661 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $240 to $5,248Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $87 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $129

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$148

AK $331DE $112

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.