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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Georgia 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?

$210

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $210 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $39.81 to the doctor who performs it, and $170 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$39.81$27.54 to $52.48
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$170$38.90 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $24 to $741Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $24 to $85
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $170professional $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
$23.99
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$1.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70

Where Georgia 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 feeGeorgia $210 · 23rd 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.