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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

Washington 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 Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $111 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $46.77 to the doctor who performs it, and $64.57 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$46.77$31.62 to $77.62
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$64.57$48.98 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $33 to $603Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $25 to $126
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $65professional $47

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
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$144.54
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$97.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20

Where Washington 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 feeWashington $111 · 37th 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.