Abscess drainage cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $141.00 to $1,635.00, with a median of $393.12. The lowest price is at Cordova Community Medical Center (Cordova). The highest price is 11.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $393.12, is 17% above the US median of $335.34.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Alaska ranks 35th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 10060. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$141.00Cordova Community Medical Center
Median$393.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,635.00in Alaska
Lowest saves$252.12vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Community Medical Center lowest Cordova · Cordova, AK I & D SKIN ABSCESS, SIMPL:FF | $141.00 | $282.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer · Homer, AK Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $145.61 | $194.14 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Sound Health Nome · Nome, AK Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $198.50 | $397.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez · Valdez, AK HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $229.32 | $294.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $245.70 | $378.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $274.56 | $352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $372.06 | $477.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $414.18 | $531.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $659.00 | $659.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $716.04 | $918.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maniilaq Health Center Kotzebue · Kotzebue, AK Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $820.00 | $820.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $1,153.13 | $1,213.82 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,563.62 | $5,212.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 3 | $716.04 | $1,563.62 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $414.18 | $414.18 |
| Cordova, AK | 1 | $141.00 | $141.00 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $1,153.13 | $1,153.13 |
| Homer, AK | 1 | $145.61 | $145.61 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $274.56 | $274.56 |
| Kotzebue, AK | 1 | $820.00 | $820.00 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $245.70 | $245.70 |
| Nome, AK | 1 | $198.50 | $198.50 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $372.06 | $372.06 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $659.00 | $659.00 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $229.32 | $229.32 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What abscess drainage is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Abscess drainage explained.
Incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess in other states
- Alabama$279.95
- Arizona$415.66
- Arkansas$247.27
- California$468.00
- Colorado$349.68
- Connecticut$416.00
- Delaware$554.70
- District of Columbia$467.21, 3 hospitals
- Florida$599.60
- Georgia$601.50
- Hawaii$341.40
- Idaho$284.39
- Illinois$392.00
- Indiana$461.60
- Iowa$252.20
- Kansas$259.25
- Kentucky$293.27
- Louisiana$218.76
- Maine$172.80
- Maryland$787.61
- Massachusetts$496.00
- Michigan$273.00
- Minnesota$284.62
- Mississippi$219.13
- Missouri$282.75
- Montana$220.00
- Nebraska$290.37
- Nevada$342.90
- New Hampshire$213.11
- New Jersey$344.25
- New Mexico$376.05
- New York$404.50
- North Carolina$368.17
- North Dakota$304.50
- Ohio$387.40
- Oklahoma$260.80
- Oregon$337.23
- Pennsylvania$510.60
- Puerto Rico$315.02, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$427.80
- South Carolina$364.03
- South Dakota$460.00
- Tennessee$221.75
- Texas$431.56
- Utah$367.15
- Vermont$462.25
- Virginia$387.00
- Washington$381.19
- West Virginia$235.00
- Wisconsin$290.93
- Wyoming$324.03
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.