go back

Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 7 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$135$105 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$851 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $219 to $5,370Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $87 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $135

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
$147.91
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 18th 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.