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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

South Dakota 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?

$421

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $421 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $40.74 to the doctor who performs it, and $380 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$40.74$24.55 to $58.88
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$380$120 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $41 to $447Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $23 to $93
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $380professional $41

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
$134.90
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $421 · 3rd 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.