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Dry Needling of Tight Muscle Areas

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 20560

Thin needles are inserted into tight, tender bands within a muscle to release them, with no medication injected. It is used to relieve muscle pain and the knots that refer pain to other areas, and this version covers treating only a small number of muscles.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dry Needling of Tight Muscle Areas cost?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.79 to $26.92.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $34
$20$50$100$200professional $22

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Wyoming 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$22.39

WY $42.66KY $20.42

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.