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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Kentucky 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$107$87.10 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$148 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $110 to $8,511Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $79 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $398professional $107

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
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$158.49
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
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$115

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.