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Draining a Vaginal Blood Collection After Birth

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 57022

Opens and drains a pocket of blood that has collected in the wall of the vagina following childbirth. Releasing the trapped blood relieves severe pain and pressure, allows any bleeding point to be controlled, and lets the tissue heal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Draining a Vaginal Blood Collection After Birth cost?

$200

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $501.

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

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $501 to $16,218Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $195

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
$154.88
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Utah. 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· 46th of 51

$200

OK $1,349UT $155

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.