Abscess drainage cost in Moses Lake, WA — inpatient
In Moses Lake, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $342.00 to $446.80, with a median of $394.40. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan Hospital — $52.40 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $374.44 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 10060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 27, 2026 and May 27, 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 Moses Lake, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Hospital lowest Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR ED 10060 Drainage of Skin Abscess Simple or Single Cdm | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital lowest Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR 10060 Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single Rhc | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital lowest Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR 10060 Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single Cdm Cdm | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy, WA · (509) 787-3531 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $446.80 | $446.80 | $236.71–$424.46 | — | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $540.00 | $540.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $342.00, median $394.40, highest $446.80 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $320.54 — 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. 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.