Abscess drainage cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $75.36 to $833.80, with a median of $442.40. The lowest listed price is at Swedish Edmonds — $367.04 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $407.98 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 cities for code 10060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Edmonds lowest Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE CDM | $75.36 | $157.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC I&D ABSCESS-SIMPLE OR SINGL | $343.57 | $1,191.94 | $858.20–$893.96 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC I&D ABSCESS-SIMPLE OR SINGL | $362.53 | $1,191.94 | $858.20–$893.96 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC I&D ABSCESS-SIMPLE OR SINGL | $363.97 | $1,191.94 | $512.54–$1,072.75 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC I&D ABSCESS-SIMPLE OR SINGL | $374.06 | $1,191.94 | $858.20–$893.96 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC I&D ABSCESS-SIMPLE OR SINGL | $394.77 | $1,191.94 | $858.20–$893.96 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC I&D ABSCESS-SIMPLE OR SINGL | $421.19 | $1,191.94 | $333.75–$1,072.75 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 I & D ABSCESS SIMP/SINGLE | $442.40 | $553.00 | $199.00–$442.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 I&D ABCESS-SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $463.08 | $908.00 | $581.57–$726.40 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - INCISION/DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS, SIMPLE/SINGLE, FAC | $463.08 | $908.00 | $581.57–$726.40 | 49% | — source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc I&D Abscess Simple Or Single | $471.50 | $943.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "HB TX ROOM FEE,DRAINAGE SKIN ABSCESS" | $526.40 | $658.00 | $199.00–$442.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE CDM | $551.04 | $1,148.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $588.12 | $1,131.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $588.12 | $1,131.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $588.12 | $1,131.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC I & D ABSCESS/CYST | $640.00 | $800.00 | $6.00–$759.65 | 20% | — source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "DRAINAGE SKIN ABSCESS, ER FEE" | $657.60 | $822.00 | $199.00–$442.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "HB UC ROOM FEE,DRAINAGE SKIN ABSCESS" | $657.60 | $822.00 | $199.00–$442.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $833.80 | $833.80 | $210.12–$800.45 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $75.36, median $442.40, highest $833.80 — a 11.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $394.77 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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 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.