Abscess drainage cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $69.00 to $1,127.56, with a median of $349.68. The lowest price is at Haxtun Hospital District (Haxtun). The highest price is 16.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $349.68, is 4% above the US median of $335.34.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Colorado ranks 26th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 32 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$69.00Haxtun Hospital District
Median$349.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,127.56in Colorado
Lowest saves$280.68vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haxtun Hospital District lowest Haxtun · Haxtun, CO I&d Abscess Simple | $69.00 | $92.00 | — source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO INCISION and DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE TechFee | $96.35 | $128.47 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=I/D ABSCESS SIMPLE (UC) | $98.15 | $151.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $144.00 | $240.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE / SINGLE | $149.88 | $428.21 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $162.00 | $324.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $170.50 | $310.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $218.90 | $398.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO INCIS DRAIN ABCESS SIMPLE | $224.49 | $561.23 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $280.27 | $627.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE - Facility Fee | $285.00 | $285.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 10060 ID ABCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $298.50 | $398.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $302.40 | $378.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $309.68 | $553.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO INCIS/DRAIN ABCESS SIMPLE | $320.70 | $534.50 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO 10060 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE TechFee | $345.00 | $460.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $354.35 | $545.15 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC INCISION AND DRAINAGE | $387.50 | $775.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO 10060 Incision And Drainage Of Abscess Simple | $491.04 | $613.80 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $534.65 | $629.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $562.88 | $703.59 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $562.88 | $703.59 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $562.88 | $703.59 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Drainage of skin abscess | $619.00 | $619.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $671.30 | $959.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District one side Salida · Salida, CO Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $709.75 | $835.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $768.00 | $768.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $1,127.56 | $1,127.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $1,127.56 | $1,127.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $1,127.56 | $1,127.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $1,127.56 | $1,127.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $1,127.56 | $1,127.56 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 6 | $98.15 | $1,127.56 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $170.50 | $194.70 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $387.50 | $757.53 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $224.49 | $272.60 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $309.68 | $490.49 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $162.00 | $223.50 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $768.00 | $768.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $298.50 | $298.50 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $562.88 | $562.88 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $562.88 | $562.88 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $534.65 | $534.65 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $280.27 | $280.27 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $69.00 | $69.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $302.40 | $302.40 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $619.00 | $619.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $562.88 | $562.88 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $491.04 | $491.04 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $354.35 | $354.35 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $709.75 | $709.75 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $96.35 | $96.35 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $345.00 | $345.00 |
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
- Alaska$393.12
- Arizona$415.66
- Arkansas$247.27
- California$468.00
- 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.