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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Iowa 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$204$145 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$372 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $195 to $6,457Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $102 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $204

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
$194.98
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$219

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.