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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Oklahoma 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$123$100 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$589 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,884Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $91 to $170
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $955professional $123

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
$128.82
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
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
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $170 · 25th 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.