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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

North Carolina 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?

$108

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $108 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $41.69 to the doctor who performs it, and $66.07 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$41.69$26.30 to $63.10
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$66.07$38.90 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $26 to $309Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $24 to $93
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $66professional $42

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
$25.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $108 · 39th 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.