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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Nebraska 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?

$268

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $268 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $58.88 to the doctor who performs it, and $209 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$58.88$40.74 to $97.72
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$209$89.13 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $49 to $398Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $25 to $135
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $209professional $59

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
$48.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$109.65

Where Nebraska 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 feeNebraska $268 · 14th 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.