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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Rhode Island 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?

$132

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $195.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $195 to $3,467Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $81 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $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
$194.98
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$132

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.