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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Iowa 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?

$160

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $160 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $42.66 to the doctor who performs it, and $117 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$42.66$27.54 to $85.11
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$117$58.88 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $35 to $447Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $26 to $148
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $117professional $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
$39.81
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$478.63
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
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $160 · 29th 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.