Abscess drainage cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $38.25 to $326.40, with a median of $257.40. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $219.15 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $288.21 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 10060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 AS DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $38.25 | $90.00 | $53.01–$469.24 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $241.83 | $569.00 | $75.13–$523.48 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE(T) | $257.40 | $390.00 | $167.27–$335.40 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE(T) | $257.40 | $390.00 | $167.27–$335.40 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE(T) | $257.40 | $390.00 | $161.30–$335.40 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $311.95 | $734.00 | $333.97–$730.40 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro I&D Absc Smpl/1 | $326.40 | $600.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $326.40 | $600.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $338.37 | $622.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $38.25, median $257.40, highest $326.40 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $257.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.