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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Michigan 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$112 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$155 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $115 to $832Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $105 to $166
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $295professional $138

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
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
12 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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 22nd of 51

$148

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.