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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst cost?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $135 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$93.33 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$93.33 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,698Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $83 to $182
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $135professional $115

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Delaware· 45th of 51

$115

AK $389KY $102

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.