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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $692 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$135 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$692 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $501 to $794Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $105 to $229
$100$200$500facility $692professional $170

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 11th of 51

$174

AK $389KY $102

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.