Abscess drainage cost in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $716.04 to $1,635.00, with a median of $1,563.62. The lowest listed price is at Providence Alaska Medical Center — $847.58 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $414.18 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Alaska Medical Center lowest Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $716.04 | $918.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $787.02 | $1,009.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $787.02 | $1,009.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,563.62 | $5,212.08 | $148.75–$5,003.60 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $1,233.00–$1,504.20 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $1,233.00–$1,504.20 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $716.04, median $1,563.62, highest $1,635.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,175.52. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This procedure opens a single, uncomplicated skin abscess, boil or infected cyst with a small cut to drain the pus. It is used when an infection under the skin does not drain on its own.
What the price covers
The price covers the drainage procedure. The emergency room or clinic visit, a lab culture of the pus and any antibiotics are billed separately.