Abscess drainage cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient
In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $253.00 to $449.57, with a median of $351.29. The lowest listed price is at Northwood Deaconess Health Center — $98.29 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $292.50 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 10060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 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 Grand Forks, ND-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center lowest Northwood, ND · (701) 587-6060 PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $253.00 | $316.00 | $316.00–$253.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center Northwood, ND · (701) 587-6060 HC I & D ABSCESS, SMPL | $303.00 | $379.00 | $379.00–$303.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND HC I & D ABSCESS, SMPL | $449.57 | $737.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $678.93 | $1,113.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $253.00, median $351.29, highest $449.57 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $368.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.