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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Connecticut 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 5 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$195$141 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$977 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $339 to $7,762Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $195

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
$338.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 6th of 51

$224

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.