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Wound Vacuum Therapy For A Larger Wound

West Virginia 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?

$890

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $890 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $38.90 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$38.90$26.92 to $47.86
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$437 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $27 to $1,122Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $25 to $50
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $851professional $39

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
$26.92
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
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
$19.95
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$245.47
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 2nd of 48

$890

$38.90 physician + $851 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.