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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 October 2026.

How much does Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound cost?

$219

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $32.36 to the doctor who performs it, and $186 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$32.36$23.99 to $40.74
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$186$135 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $46 to $389Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $65
$20$50$100$200$500facility $186professional $32

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
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$4.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.51

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 14th of 49

$219

$32.36 physician + $186 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.