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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Arizona rates for HCPCS 97605

This treatment applies a specialized dressing connected to a device that gently suctions the wound, which can help draw out fluid and encourage healing in a wound that isn't healing well on its own. This version applies to a smaller wound area, in contrast to the version used for larger wounds.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound cost?

$175

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $175 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $39.81 to the doctor who performs it, and $135 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$39.81$25.70 to $54.95
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$135$83.18 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $42 to $437Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $24 to $126
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $135professional $40

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
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 9.0 times more in Oklahoma than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeArizona $175 · 27th of 48
OK $588CA $65.51

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.