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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Michigan 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 October 2026.

How much does Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound cost?

$149

Typical total for the visit. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $149 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $37.15 to the doctor who performs it, and $112 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$37.15$28.18 to $47.86
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$112$87.10 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $48 to $309Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $25 to $54
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $112professional $37

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$63.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$501.19
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.41
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.90
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 86.3 times more in Connecticut than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Michigan· 19th of 49

$149

$37.15 physician + $112 facility

CT $4,814NJ $55.76

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.