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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

New Hampshire 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$162$112 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$115 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,820Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $85 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $240professional $162

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
$85.11
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$371.54

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 19th of 51

$174

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.