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Nonselective Wound Cleaning, Per Session

Alaska rates for HCPCS 97602

This treatment removes dead or damaged tissue from a wound using methods that do not require cutting instruments or anesthesia, such as wet-to-dry dressing changes or gentle mechanical cleansing. It helps prepare the wound bed for healing by clearing away tissue that could slow recovery or increase the risk of infection. It is billed per treatment session rather than by the size of the wound.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nonselective Wound Cleaning, Per Session cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $398 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$38.02 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$209 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $107 to $617Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $37 to $257
$50$100$200$500facility $398professional $141

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$309.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$178

AK $178RI $43.65

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.