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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

Illinois 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?

$182

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $43.65 to the doctor who performs it, and $138 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$43.65$26.92 to $52.48
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$138$47.86 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $34 to $525Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $25 to $78
$20$50$100$200$500facility $138professional $44

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
$26.92
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$162.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 23rd of 48

$182

$43.65 physician + $138 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.