Abscess drainage cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 76 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $51.15 to $1,131.06, with a median of $290.93. The lowest price is at Sauk Prairie Healthcare (Prairie Du Sac). The highest price is 22.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $290.93, is 13% below the US median of $335.34.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Wisconsin ranks 18th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 76 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$51.15Sauk Prairie Healthcare
Median$290.93half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,131.06in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$239.78vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare lowest Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $51.15 | $93.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI ED I&D abscess simple or single | $93.00 | $310.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG VMH I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $96.00 | $96.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Drainage of skin abscess | $102.19 | $196.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $110.58 | $194.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 10060 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $112.56 | $214.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 10060 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $134.00 | $335.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC INCISION & DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS SIMPLE | $139.15 | $253.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $153.74 | $204.98 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 10060 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $155.11 | $335.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 10060 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $164.59 | $324.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 10060 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $170.47 | $331.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $188.50 | $290.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI I&D WOUND -TECH | $198.55 | $209.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Drainage of skin abscess | $198.94 | $441.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI I&D ABSCESS SMPL/SNGL-TECH | $209.00 | $220.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI I&D ABSCESS SMPL/SNGL-TECH | $209.00 | $220.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI I&D ABSCESS SMPL/SNGL-TECH | $209.00 | $220.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI I&D ABSCESS SMPL/SNGL-TECH | $209.00 | $220.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI I&D ABSCESS SMPL/SNGL-TECH | $209.00 | $220.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI I&D ABSCESS SMPL/SNGL-TECH | $209.00 | $220.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI I&D ABSCESS SMPL/SNGL-TECH | $209.00 | $220.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI I&D ABSCESS SMPL/SNGL-TECH | $209.00 | $220.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI I&D ABSCESS SMPL/SNGL-TECH | $209.00 | $220.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI Drain Skin Abscess, Simple/Single Charge | $212.40 | $236.00 | Jan 8, 2026 source file |
| Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC I&D ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $239.44 | $328.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI I/D Abscess Simple | $248.40 | $248.40 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $252.20 | $458.55 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona · Eau Claire, WI SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $259.20 | $288.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC I&D ABSCESS SMPL SNGL | $259.50 | $346.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $262.06 | $455.75 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC SIMPLE SKIN ABSCESS I & D 10060 | $267.61 | $356.81 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland · Ashland, WI Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $267.99 | $282.09 | Jan 26, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Drainage of skin abscess | $268.79 | $511.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $282.29 | $513.25 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $283.29 | $497.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE(T) | $288.21 | $390.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 10060 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $289.74 | $457.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward · Hayward, WI Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $292.11 | $307.48 | Jan 26, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $297.33 | $561.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $302.40 | $378.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC I&D ABSC SMP FAC | $306.90 | $465.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC I&D ABSC SMP | $306.90 | $465.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC I&D ABSC SMP FAC | $306.90 | $465.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC I&D ABSC SMP | $306.90 | $465.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 10060 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $353.27 | $763.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $354.04 | $668.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG I D ABSCESS/CARB/CYST SINGLE SIMPLE | $359.30 | $641.60 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI I&D Abscess Simple or Single | $404.30 | $622.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $435.79 | $778.20 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $435.79 | $778.20 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $435.79 | $778.20 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $435.79 | $778.20 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $435.79 | $778.20 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $435.79 | $778.20 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $435.79 | $778.20 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $435.79 | $778.20 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $435.79 | $778.20 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $435.79 | $778.20 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Drainage of Abscess, Simple or Single | $603.30 | $804.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC I&D ABSC SMPL OR SGL | $885.37 | $1,106.71 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $1,051.00 | $1,051.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI WCT I & D of abscess, simple | $1,106.56 | $3,458.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $1,131.06 | $1,131.06 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay, WI | 5 | $155.11 | $306.90 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $110.58 | $359.54 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 3 | $209.00 | $259.20 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 3 | $93.00 | $153.74 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 3 | $96.00 | $112.56 |
| Madison, WI | 3 | $252.20 | $404.30 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 3 | $139.15 | $297.33 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $198.94 | $268.79 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $282.29 | $435.79 |
| Platteville, WI | 3 | $170.47 | $188.50 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $198.55 | $404.30 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 2 | $209.00 | $228.70 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $209.00 | $306.65 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $209.00 | $306.65 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $404.30 | $404.30 |
| Ashland, WI | 1 | $267.99 | $267.99 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $435.79 | $435.79 |
| Black River Falls, WI | 1 | $212.40 | $212.40 |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $51.15 | $51.15 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $209.00 | $209.00 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $1,131.06 | $1,131.06 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $288.21 | $288.21 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $404.30 | $404.30 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $102.19 | $102.19 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $164.59 | $164.59 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $435.79 | $435.79 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $302.40 | $302.40 |
| Hayward, WI | 1 | $292.11 | $292.11 |
| Kenosha, WI | 1 | $603.30 | $603.30 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $209.00 | $209.00 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $404.30 | $404.30 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $404.30 | $404.30 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $209.00 | $209.00 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $209.00 | $209.00 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $435.79 | $435.79 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $209.00 | $209.00 |
| Prairie Du Chien, WI | 1 | $1,051.00 | $1,051.00 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $404.30 | $404.30 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $435.79 | $435.79 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 1 | $306.90 | $306.90 |
| Sparta, WI | 1 | $262.06 | $262.06 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $404.30 | $404.30 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $435.79 | $435.79 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $289.74 | $289.74 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $435.79 | $435.79 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $404.30 | $404.30 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $1,106.56 | $1,106.56 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $267.61 | $267.61 |
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
- 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
- Wyoming$324.03
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.