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Wound Debridement, Smaller Area

Vermont rates for HCPCS 97597

A provider removes dead, damaged, or infected tissue from a wound to help promote healing, using tools such as scissors, a scalpel, or other instruments. This version covers a smaller area of a single wound. Clearing away this unhealthy tissue helps the wound heal properly and reduces the risk of infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wound Debridement, Smaller Area cost?

$105

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $112.

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 $195 · 10th to 90th $40 to $646Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $26 to $120
$50$100$200$500facility $195professional $105

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$218.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$213.80

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. 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

$105

AK $129WY $63.10

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.