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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Illinois 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$112 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$151 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,862Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $91 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $257professional $141

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
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
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 19th of 51

$151

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.