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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 October 2026.

How much does Wound Vacuum Therapy, Smaller Wound cost?

$360

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $360 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $36.31 to the doctor who performs it, and $324 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$36.31$26.30 to $51.29
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$324$282 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $36 to $1,023Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $19 to $79
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $36

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$79.43
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$79.43
2 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
$3.39
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.98

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 6th of 49

$360

$36.31 physician + $324 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.