Abscess drainage cost in Missoula, MT
In Missoula, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $223.20 to $223.20, with a median of $223.20. Across Montana, the median is $214.40 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 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 Missoula, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick Hospital lowest Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC PR ED 10060 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $223.20 | $279.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $339.20 | $424.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $397.60 | $497.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $223.20, median $223.20, highest $223.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $223.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.