Abscess drainage cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 20 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $123.65 to $608.00, with a median of $358.65. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center — $235.00 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $415.66 at 36 hospitals.
- The median here, $358.65, is 7% above the US median of $335.34.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- 9 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 10 cities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$123.65Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Median$358.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$608.00in this market
Difference4.9×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
median
Lowest $123.65Highest $1,350.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center lowest Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 I AND D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $123.65 | $479.00 | $117.28–$2,386.00 | 74% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 I AND D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $132.85 | $479.00 | $117.28–$2,386.00 | 72% |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Sep 19, 2026 · source file | $214.15 | $741.00 | $130.17–$5,681.00 | 71% |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ · (623) 524-4000 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $236.38 | $741.00 | $105.00–$5,681.00 | 68% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC I&D DRAIN ABSCESS SIMP/SNGL File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $246.21 | $410.00 | $123.00–$3,949.00 | 40% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 I AND D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $252.88 | $673.00 | $117.28–$3,064.00 | 62% |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $262.31 | $741.00 | $130.17–$5,681.00 | 65% |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $284.54 | $741.00 | $130.17–$620.83 | 62% |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $286.77 | $741.00 | $130.17–$5,681.00 | 61% |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $333.45 | $741.00 | $130.17–$555.75 | 55% |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $383.84 | $741.00 | $105.00–$620.83 | 48% |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Nmdp Nursing/Education File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $608.00 | $608.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Nmdp Nursing/Education File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $608.00 | $608.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Nmdp Nursing/Education File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $608.00 | $608.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Nmdp Nursing/Education File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $608.00 | $608.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Nmdp Nursing/Education File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $608.00 | $608.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Nmdp Nursing/Education File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $608.00 | $608.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Nmdp Nursing/Education File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $608.00 | $608.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Nmdp Nursing/Education File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $608.00 | $608.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Nmdp Nursing/Education File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $608.00 | $608.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | — | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $123.65, median $358.65, highest $608.00 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $383.84. 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 11 of 11 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 abscess drainage is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Abscess drainage explained.