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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

South 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?

$111

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $111 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $39.81 to the doctor who performs it, and $70.79 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$39.81$25.70 to $43.65
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$70.79$41.69 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $26 to $537Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $24 to $49
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $71professional $40

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
$50.12
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$42.66

Where South 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 feeSouth Carolina $111 · 38th 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.