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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Delaware 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 4 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$112$91.20 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$115 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $83 to $3,548Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $83 to $263
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $148professional $112

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
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Delaware $112 · 51st of 51
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.