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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

North Dakota 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 5 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$204$129 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$93.33 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,995Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $93 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $95professional $204

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
$95.50
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 15th of 51

$191

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.