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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Kentucky 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?

$88.07

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $88.07 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $33.11 to the doctor who performs it, and $54.95 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$33.11$24.55 to $41.69
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$54.95$38.90 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $25 to $513Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $21 to $52
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $55professional $33

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
$25.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $88.07 · 45th 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.