Abscess drainage cost in Vermont
In Vermont, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $75.00 to $531.00, with a median of $174.13. The lowest price is at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (St. Johnsbury). The highest price is 7.1× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT I&D, ABSCESS; SIMPLE 10060~P | $75.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT 10060 - Incision and drainage of abscess (eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subc | $88.27 | $126.10 | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT 10060 INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS (EG, CARBUNCLE, SUPPURATI | $171.20 | $214.00 | — source file |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT INC & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $174.13 | $248.75 | — source file |
| Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $257.00 | $257.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $429.20 | $429.20 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $531.00 | $531.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barre, VT | 1 | $429.20 | $429.20 |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $174.13 | $174.13 |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $88.27 | $88.27 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $531.00 | $531.00 |
| Middlebury, VT | 1 | $257.00 | $257.00 |
| Newport, VT | 1 | $171.20 | $171.20 |
| St. Johnsbury, VT | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
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.
Incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess in other states
- Alabama$677.00
- Alaska$414.18
- Arizona$217.00
- Arkansas$198.75
- California$473.20
- Colorado$207.41
- Connecticut$386.41
- Delaware$554.70
- Florida$706.15
- Georgia$794.82
- Hawaii$341.40
- Idaho$556.00
- Illinois$402.48
- Indiana$419.19
- Iowa$251.53
- Kansas$247.65
- Kentucky$1,741.72
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$114.67
- Maryland$307.53
- Massachusetts$425.00
- Michigan$216.75
- Minnesota$288.21
- Mississippi$69.52
- Missouri$208.65
- Montana$214.40
- Nebraska$220.15
- Nevada$342.90
- New Hampshire$213.11
- New Jersey$262.37
- New Mexico$253.53
- New York$347.80
- North Carolina$437.53
- North Dakota$244.23
- Ohio$378.98
- Oklahoma$190.45
- Oregon$311.25
- Pennsylvania$354.55
- Rhode Island$292.00
- South Carolina$323.80
- South Dakota$473.60
- Tennessee$86.48
- Texas$529.80
- Utah$329.28
- Virginia$431.50
- Washington$407.98
- West Virginia$225.75
- Wisconsin$306.90
- Wyoming$133.26
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.