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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Illinois 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?

$205

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $205 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $38.90 to the doctor who performs it, and $166 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$38.90$25.70 to $46.77
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$166$61.66 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $40 to $355Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $23 to $74
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $166professional $39

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
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$177.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61

Where Illinois 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 feeIllinois $205 · 24th 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.