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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Connecticut 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?

$194

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $194 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $42.66 to the doctor who performs it, and $151 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$42.66$27.54 to $85.11
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$151$91.20 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $79 to $525Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $23 to $148
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $151professional $43

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
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,760.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$97.72
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29

Where Connecticut 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 feeConnecticut $194 · 25th 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.