Abscess drainage cost in Watertown, WI
In Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $1,106.56 to $1,106.56, with a median of $1,106.56. Across Wisconsin, the median is $306.90 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Jun 17, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Memorial Hospital lowest Fort Atkinson, WI · (920) 568-5000 WCT I & D of abscess, simple | $1,106.56 | $3,458.00 | $1,379.74–$3,250.52 | 68% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WI · (920) 568-5000 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $1,122.88 | $3,509.00 | $1,400.09–$3,298.46 | 68% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson, WI · (920) 568-5000 Drainage Of Skin Abscess | $1,122.88 | $3,509.00 | $1,400.09–$3,298.46 | 68% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,106.56, median $1,106.56, highest $1,106.56.
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 and 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.