Abscess drainage cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $44.25 to $2,643.00, with a median of $290.37. The lowest price is at Saunders Medical Center (Wahoo). The highest price is 59.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $290.37, is 13% below the US median of $335.34.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Nebraska ranks 17th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 48 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$44.25Saunders Medical Center
Median$290.37half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,643.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$246.12vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Medical Center lowest Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA SP TECH/CLIN PRO INCDRAIN ABSC CYST SIMPL | $44.25 | $59.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE 10060 -Drainage Of Skin Abscess -Sc Tech | $85.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $87.25 | $164.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $126.41 | $158.01 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE END-Incision and drainage abscess simple/single | $126.54 | $342.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE 10060 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE TechFee | $171.84 | $179.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE I&d/excise Abcess Simple | $180.00 | $264.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $182.00 | $280.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $182.00 | $280.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $188.60 | $410.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE I & D Abscess | $189.00 | $210.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA WC-IandD Abscess - Single | $189.36 | $526.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $200.75 | $200.75 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $212.38 | $259.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $212.38 | $259.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE I&d Simp Furuncle/cyst | $219.00 | $274.00 | — source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $222.74 | $259.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE 10060-i&d Abscess/cyst/hematoma Simple | $227.00 | $324.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Incision And Drainage Of Abscess, Simple Of Single 10060 | $234.00 | $292.00 | — source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $240.96 | $502.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE I & D Abscess Simple/single | $258.00 | $323.00 | — source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $280.00 | $500.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $287.10 | $319.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE I & D ABCESS SIMPLE OR SI | $290.03 | $322.25 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE AMB INC &DRG OF ABCESS SI | $290.70 | $323.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $291.16 | $502.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Cl I & D Abscess | $303.00 | $303.00 | — source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $312.30 | $347.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $332.80 | $416.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $333.00 | $333.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE 10060 Incision And Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single | $337.00 | $355.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABCESS | $359.00 | $359.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE 10060 Incision and drainage of abscess | $367.20 | $432.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE 10060 Ed I & D Abscess, Smpl Charge | $371.00 | $412.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE 10060 I & D Abcess Cyst Furuncle Paronychia Simple | $380.00 | $422.00 | — source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE 10060 Incision & Drainage Of Abscess; Simple Or Single (Tech) | $380.00 | $380.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $401.85 | $423.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE ED I&D ABSCESS | $419.00 | $419.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc I&d, Abscess, Simple | $467.00 | $467.00 | — source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $469.80 | $522.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $626.40 | $1,044.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $649.65 | $649.65 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $825.17 | $1,919.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $825.17 | $1,919.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $825.17 | $1,919.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $825.17 | $1,919.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Drainage of Skin Abcess | $849.00 | $849.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $2,643.00 | $3,524.00 | Mar 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 9 | $44.25 | $825.17 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $171.84 | $189.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $212.38 | $307.12 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $280.00 | $349.50 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $234.00 | $262.58 |
| Lincoln, NE | 2 | $188.60 | $214.78 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $222.74 | $277.87 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $332.80 | $332.80 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $126.41 | $126.41 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $258.00 | $258.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $359.00 | $359.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $337.00 | $337.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $467.00 | $467.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $380.00 | $380.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $287.10 | $287.10 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $227.00 | $227.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $126.54 | $126.54 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $303.00 | $303.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $469.80 | $469.80 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $312.30 | $312.30 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $649.65 | $649.65 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $290.03 | $290.03 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $212.38 | $212.38 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $87.25 | $87.25 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $290.70 | $290.70 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $219.00 | $219.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $626.40 | $626.40 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $380.00 | $380.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $367.20 | $367.20 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $849.00 | $849.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $200.75 | $200.75 |
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
- 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
- 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.