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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Kansas 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?

$216

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $216 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $38.02 to the doctor who performs it, and $178 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$38.02$26.92 to $52.48
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$178$57.54 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $37 to $347Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $23 to $59
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $178professional $38

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
$51.29
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77

Where Kansas 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 feeKansas $216 · 20th 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.