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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Nebraska 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 7 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$209$120 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,259 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $339 to $12,589Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $93 to $537
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $209

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 51

$219

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.