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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

Washington, DC 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?

$38.90

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.99 to $50.12.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $25 to $692Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $21 to $60
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $74professional $39

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
$24.55
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$38.90

AK $85.11KY $35.48

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.