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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

North Carolina 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?

$97.96

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.96 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $48.98 to the doctor who performs it, and $48.98 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$48.98$29.51 to $64.57
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$48.98$32.36 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $27 to $195Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $27 to $105
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $49professional $49

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
$48.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 41st of 48

$97.96

$48.98 physician + $48.98 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.