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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Nevada 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$120$97.72 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$741 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $117 to $4,266Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $85 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $120

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
$117.49
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 48th of 51

$129

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.