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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Oregon 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 8 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$186$129 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$195 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,660Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $93 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $257professional $186

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
$245.47
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$204

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.