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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Maryland 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?

$135

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $234.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $54 to $537Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $95 to $447
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $95professional $138

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
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$135

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.