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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Florida 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 8 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$95.50 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$575 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $257 to $7,244Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $78 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $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
$251.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 21st of 51

$174

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.