Abscess drainage cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $77.18 to $229.45, with a median of $181.35. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Health System - Freeman West — $104.17 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $208.65 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 I&D FURUNCLE | $77.18 | $192.94 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $77.18 | $192.94 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 I&D CARBUNKLE SKIN | $77.18 | $192.94 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 I&D PARONYCHIA | $77.18 | $192.94 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 I&D SEBACEOUS CYST | $77.18 | $192.94 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 I&D ABSCESS-SIMPLE | $155.50 | $388.76 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 INCISE DRAINAGE | $175.04 | $437.59 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 I/D Abscess Simple Mlp | $178.75 | $275.00 | $207.19 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 I/D Abscess Simple Mlp | $183.95 | $283.00 | $91.65–$323.89 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 I/D Abscess Simple Pf | $209.95 | $323.00 | $96.00–$186.33 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 I/D Abscess Simple Pf | $216.45 | $333.00 | $91.65–$323.89 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 I/D Abscess Simple | $229.45 | $353.00 | $297.00–$5,209.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 I/D Abscess Simple | $304.85 | $469.00 | $117.25–$469.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 I/D Abscess Simple | $313.95 | $483.00 | $120.75–$458.85 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 INCISE SOFT TISSUE ABSCESS | $469.88 | $1,174.69 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $77.18, median $181.35, highest $229.45 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $77.18. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.