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Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound

West Virginia 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?

$323

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $323 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $40.74 to the doctor who performs it, and $282 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$40.74$26.92 to $51.29
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$282$39.81 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $33 to $575Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $23 to $52
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $282professional $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
$33.11
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$204.17
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48

Where West Virginia 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 feeWest Virginia $323 · 9th 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.