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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

Rhode Island 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?

$429

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $429 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $39.81 to the doctor who performs it, and $389 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$39.81$30.20 to $52.48
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$389$389 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $115 to $891Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $27 to $62
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $40

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 7th of 48

$429

$39.81 physician + $389 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.