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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Utah 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?

$428

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $428 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $38.90 to the doctor who performs it, and $389 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$38.90$26.92 to $54.95
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$389$166 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $35 to $646Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $22 to $126
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $389professional $39

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
$35.48
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67

Where Utah 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 feeUtah $428 · 2nd 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.