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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Louisiana 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $933 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 6 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$123$105 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$389 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $132 to $3,467Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $93 to $182
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $933professional $123

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
$141.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $155 · 29th of 51
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.