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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $46.77 to the doctor who performs it, and $105 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$46.77$32.36 to $77.62
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$105$57.54 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $38 to $646Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $26 to $174
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $105professional $47

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
$38.02
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$186.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$72.44

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 28th of 48

$151

$46.77 physician + $105 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.