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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

Ohio 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?

$158

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $34.67 to the doctor who performs it, and $123 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$34.67$25.70 to $48.98
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$123$50.12 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $28 to $3,548Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $69
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $123professional $35

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
$28.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$56.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
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
$23.99
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 27th of 48

$158

$34.67 physician + $123 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.