Abscess drainage cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 17 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $43.40 to $851.04, with a median of $331.50. The lowest listed price is at Carlinville Area Hospital — $288.10 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $282.75 at 63 hospitals.
- The median here, $331.50, is about the same as the US median of $335.34.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- St. Louis, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 15 cities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinville Area Hospital lowest Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 Drain pus from under the skin - TC File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $43.40 | $62.00 | $22.32–$88.57 | 30% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 I & D ABSCESS File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $215.60 | $308.00 | $110.88–$440.00 | 30% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 Incision & Drainage Abscess RHC File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $218.40 | $312.00 | $112.32–$445.71 | 30% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 I&D SKIN ABSCS SIMPLE/SINGLE File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $228.70 | $457.40 | $132.24–$416.23 | 50% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $251.30 | $502.60 | $145.31–$457.37 | 50% |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Incision and Drainage, simple File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $264.00 | $330.00 | — | 20% |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Incision and drainage of abscess (eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); simple or single File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $292.95 | $472.50 | $207.13–$2,421.00 | 38% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $314.60 | $314.60 | $91.15–$337.79 | — |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 I/D Abscess Simple File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $322.40 | $496.00 | $288.00 | 35% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 10060 Incision and drainage of abscess; simple or single+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $329.00 | $329.00 | $60.00–$564.80 | — |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 I/D Abscess Simple File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $331.50 | $510.00 | $3,153.00–$6,631.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 I/D Abscess Simple File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $331.50 | $510.00 | $33.15–$510.00 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $347.76 | $483.00 | $96.60–$483.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 I/D Abscess Simple File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $373.75 | $575.00 | $2,087.00–$3,194.00 | 35% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC I&D ABSC SMP File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $402.48 | $559.00 | $150.25–$559.00 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC I&D ABSC SMP FAC File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $423.36 | $588.00 | $143.09–$588.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 I/D Abscess Simple File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $451.75 | $695.00 | $197.14–$452.16 | 35% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 I&D ABSCS SMPL/SGL File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $457.80 | $763.00 | $763.00 | 40% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 I&D SKIN ABSCS SIMPLE/SINGLE File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $505.80 | $1,011.60 | $208.55–$1,300.00 | 50% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $758.80 | $1,084.00 | $390.24–$1,548.57 | 30% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC I&D ABSC SMP FAC File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $851.04 | $1,182.00 | $143.09–$1,182.00 | 28% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 10060-I&D Abscess/Cyst/Hematoma Simple File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $1,391.00 | $1,391.00 | $286.62–$1,182.35 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $43.40, median $331.50, highest $851.04 — a 19.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $375.12. 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 15 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 abscess drainage is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Abscess drainage explained.