Abscess drainage cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $72.85 to $502.85, with a median of $268.79. The lowest listed price is at HealthEast St John's Hospital — $195.94 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $288.21 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HealthEast St John's Hospital lowest Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 AS DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $72.85 | $116.19 | $68.43–$524.88 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $86.53 | $138.00 | $75.13–$524.88 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 AS DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $100.79 | $160.74 | $75.13–$524.88 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Drainage of skin abscess | $136.24 | $524.00 | $113.13–$1,850.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Drainage of skin abscess | $197.86 | $761.00 | $74.96–$1,585.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Drainage of skin abscess | $198.94 | $441.00 | $93.58–$2,417.00 | 55% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $221.26 | $520.61 | $75.13–$524.88 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Drainage of skin abscess | $254.93 | $689.00 | $3.80–$1,845.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $261.39 | $496.00 | $154.16–$917.00 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $261.39 | $496.00 | $155.99–$917.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Drainage of skin abscess | $268.79 | $511.00 | $79.87–$511.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $285.88 | $712.90 | $128.00–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $292.91 | $730.45 | $138.01–$1,617.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $292.91 | $730.45 | $180.42–$657.40 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $294.34 | $734.00 | $138.01–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $294.34 | $734.00 | $138.01–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $294.34 | $734.00 | $138.01–$1,438.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $294.34 | $734.00 | $138.01–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $294.34 | $734.00 | $138.01–$1,438.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $297.71 | $463.00 | $79.87–$463.40 | 36% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $310.45 | $730.45 | $138.01–$1,617.00 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $325.73 | $519.50 | $75.13–$524.88 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $325.94 | $519.83 | $75.13–$524.88 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $327.30 | $522.00 | $75.13–$524.88 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $327.30 | $522.00 | $75.13–$524.88 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $327.30 | $522.00 | $75.13–$524.88 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $327.30 | $522.00 | $75.13–$524.88 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 10060 Incise/Drain Abscess Simple | $346.00 | $346.00 | $40.42–$346.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG I D ABSCESS/CARB/CYST SINGLE SIMPLE | $359.30 | $641.60 | $129.09–$715.08 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG I D ABSCESS/CARB/CYST SINGLE SIMPLE | $359.30 | $641.60 | $129.09–$641.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG I D ABSCESS/CARB/CYST SINGLE SIMPLE | $359.30 | $641.60 | $129.09–$641.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG US DRAIN SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS | $463.62 | $827.90 | $166.57–$827.90 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG US DRAIN SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS | $463.62 | $827.90 | $166.57–$2,924.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG US DRAIN SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS | $463.62 | $827.90 | $166.57–$2,924.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD DRAIN SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS | $463.62 | $827.90 | $166.57–$2,924.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD DRAIN SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS | $463.62 | $827.90 | $166.57–$827.90 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD DRAIN SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS | $463.62 | $827.90 | $166.57–$2,924.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG I D ABSCESS/CARB/CYST SINGLE SIMPLE | $502.85 | $1,047.60 | $121.22–$879.98 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG I D ABSCESS/CARB/CYST SINGLE SIMPLE | $502.85 | $1,047.60 | $121.22–$879.98 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG US DRAIN SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS | $529.54 | $1,103.20 | $121.22–$3,243.00 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG US DRAIN SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS | $529.54 | $1,103.20 | $121.22–$3,243.00 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE - PRC | $594.00 | $594.00 | $74.42–$594.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 RAD I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $594.00 | $594.00 | $74.42–$594.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE-SSU | $594.00 | $594.00 | $74.42–$594.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $594.00 | $594.00 | $74.42–$594.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE - CPC | $594.00 | $594.00 | $74.42–$594.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 SS US DRAIN SUBCUTAN ABSCESS | $594.00 | $594.00 | $74.42–$594.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG RAD DRAIN SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS | $618.14 | $1,287.80 | $121.22–$3,243.00 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD DRAIN SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS | $618.14 | $1,287.80 | $121.22–$3,243.00 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $72.85, median $268.79, highest $502.85 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $268.79. 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 20 of 21 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 10060 ($359.10). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $30.37 | file |