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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Rhode Island 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?

$385

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $385 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $38.02 to the doctor who performs it, and $347 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$38.02$27.54 to $48.98
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$347$204 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $148 to $447Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $23 to $58
$20$50$100$200$500facility $347professional $38

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 5th of 49

$385

$38.02 physician + $347 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.