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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

New Jersey 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$117$93.33 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$617 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $138 to $8,511Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $81 to $525
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $117

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
$138.04
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$562.34
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$208.93

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $151 · 32nd 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.