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Additional Wound Cleaning (Debridement)

Maine rates for HCPCS 97598

An add-on procedure for cleaning and removing dead or damaged tissue from a larger wound, covering the area beyond what the base cleaning service already addresses. It is used when a wound is large enough that more than one section needs this tissue-removal treatment during the same visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Additional Wound Cleaning (Debridement) cost?

$37.15

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.92 to $58.88.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $240 to $389Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $19 to $76
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $389professional $35

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
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$100.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$85.11

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Maine· 37th of 51

$37.15

AK $74.13DC $22.91

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.