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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

South 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?

$202

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $202 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $39.81 to the doctor who performs it, and $162 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$39.81$26.92 to $50.12
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$162$50.12 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $28 to $589Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $25 to $52
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $162professional $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. 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
$52.48
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$64.57
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12

Where South 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

South Carolina· 21st of 48

$202

$39.81 physician + $162 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.