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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Idaho 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 Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$162$123 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$224 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,413Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $95 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $162

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
$173.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 20th 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.