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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

West Virginia 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$132$105 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$97.72 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,230Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $87 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $129professional $132

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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$275.42
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 32nd of 51

$129

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.