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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Wyoming 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$174 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$224 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $204 to $427Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $132 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $229

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
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 5th of 51

$229

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.