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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

Minnesota 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?

$283

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $283 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $69.18 to the doctor who performs it, and $214 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$69.18$45.71 to $115
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$214$112 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $47 to $1,175Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $31 to $151
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $214professional $69

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
$29.51
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$138.04

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 15th of 48

$283

$69.18 physician + $214 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.