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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

Alaska rates for HCPCS 97606

A treatment session using a specialized device that applies gentle suction to a wound to help draw out fluid, reduce swelling, and encourage new tissue growth, along with a fresh wound dressing and care instructions. This version applies to a larger total wound area than the more limited version of the same treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound cost?

$151

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $85.11 to the doctor who performs it, and $66.07 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$85.11$53.70 to $135
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$66.07$34.67 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $23 to $631Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $38 to $151
$50$100$200$500facility $66professional $85

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$165.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$109.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$208.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$109.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 19.7 times more in Delaware than in California. 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

Alaska· 29th of 48

$151

$85.11 physician + $66.07 facility

DE $1,391CA $70.57

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.