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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

Connecticut 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?

$179

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $179 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $50.12 to the doctor who performs it, and $129 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$50.12$33.11 to $85.11
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$129$97.72 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $93 to $794Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $24 to $115
$10$100$1Kfacility $129professional $50

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
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,760.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$117.49
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 24th of 48

$179

$50.12 physician + $129 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.