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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

Tennessee 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?

$307

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $307 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $43.65 to the doctor who performs it, and $263 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$43.65$28.84 to $53.70
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$263$170 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $69 to $339Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $26 to $76
$20$50$100$200$500facility $263professional $44

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
$53.70
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$75.86
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 12th of 48

$307

$43.65 physician + $263 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.