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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Utah 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$141$107 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$468 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $129 to $4,169Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $87 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $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
$128.82
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$218.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 35th of 51

$151

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.