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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Minnesota 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$240$166 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$347 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,479Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $117 to $490
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $537professional $240

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
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $245 · 4th 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.