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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Mississippi 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$93.33 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$182 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,202Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $83 to $257
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $468professional $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
$81.28
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $141 · 38th 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.