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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Tennessee 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$141$105 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$363 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $105 to $2,630Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $87 to $355
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $933professional $141

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
$102.33
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $162 · 28th 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.