Abscess drainage cost in Spokane, WA
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $126.70 to $607.60, with a median of $251.05. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $124.35 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $407.98 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $126.70 | $181.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $151.90 | $217.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PR ED 10060 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $189.70 | $271.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PR ED 10060 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $189.70 | $271.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PR 10060 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE CDM | $196.00 | $280.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane, WA · (509) 623-0422 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $350.20 | $350.20 | $94.30–$988.00 | — | — source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $607.60 | $868.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $607.60 | $868.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $693.70 | $991.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $693.70 | $991.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $126.70, median $251.05, highest $607.60 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $151.90. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.