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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

South Dakota 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 Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $202 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $57.54 to the doctor who performs it, and $145 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$57.54$37.15 to $117
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$145$74.13 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $46 to $263Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $26 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $145professional $58

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$162.18
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$79.43
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 20th of 48

$202

$57.54 physician + $145 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.