How much does simple or single drainage of skin abscess cost in Colorado?

Cash prices for simple or single drainage of skin abscess (CPT 10060) in Colorado range from $98.15 to $1,477, with a median of $321. Prices vary widely by hospital.

Where can I find the cheapest simple or single drainage of skin abscess in Colorado?

The cheapest Colorado hospital published cash price for this procedure is $98.15. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.

Are these the prices I'll pay?

These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.

Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?

Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.

Where does this data come from?

Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Simple or Single Drainage of Skin Abscess Cost in Colorado

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 67 Colorado hospitals. CPT 10060. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $321 📉 Low $98.15 📈 High $1,477 🏥 67 hospitals 🏛️ 61 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $134

Hospital comparison — Colorado

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 67 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Aetna	UHC	Cigna	Humana	Kaiser	MultiPlan	Medicare	Devoted
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS BRIARGATE PKWY COLORADO SPRINGS	$98.15	$110	$329	$382	$92.11	$51.34	$130	—	—
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO AURORA	$98.15	$110	$329	$109	$92.11	$51.34	$130	—	—
GRAND RIVER MEDICAL CENTER RIFLE	$104	$42.00	$89.40	$62.90	—	—	—	$58.32	—
COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS	$107	$105	$100	$105	$105	$105	$187	$105	$105
COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY NORTH HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER	$107	$105	$100	$105	$105	$69.39	$187	$105	$105
COMMONSPIRIT PENROSE HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS	$107	$105	$100	$105	$105	$105	$187	$105	$105
COMMONSPIRIT ORTHOCOLORADO HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD	$107	$105	$100	$105	$105	$73.05	$187	$105	$105
COMMONSPIRIT LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL LONGMONT	$107	$108	$100	$108	$108	$73.05	$198	$108	$108
COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST COLORADO SPRINGS	$107	$105	$100	$105	$105	$105	$187	$105	$105
COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD	$107	$105	$100	$125	$105	$69.39	$187	$105	—
BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL BOULDER	$108	$82.68	$108	$174	$108	$155	$150	$82.46	$86.80
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GRAND JUNCTION	$126	$75.00	$75.00	$77.14	$211	$75.00	$90.00	—	—
DENVER HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS DENVER	$150	$212	$2,444	—	—	—	—	—	—
COMMONSPIRIT ST. THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL CANON CITY	$159	$59.72	$63.70	$59.72	$59.72	$59.72	$338	$59.72	$59.72
PROWERS MEDICAL CENTER KENDALL DR. LAMAR	$164	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UCHEALTH ESTES VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ESTES PARK	$165	$135	$122	$135	$135	$108	$171	—	—
WRAY COMMUNITY DISTRICT HOSPITAL WRAY	$176	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FAMILY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL FRUITA	$181	$36.00	$36.00	$36.72	$36.36	$36.00	—	—	—
SEDGWICK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER JULESBURG	$194	$175	—	$252	—	—	—	—	—
SOUTHWEST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORTEZ	$205	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MIDDLE PARK HEALTH FRASER FRASER	$236	$149	$110	$265	$110	$182	—	$303	—
MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER - GRANBY GRANBY	$236	$149	$110	$265	$110	$182	—	$303	—
MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER KREMMLING	$236	$149	$110	$265	$110	$182	—	$303	—
KIT CARSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURLINGTON	$268	$129	$650	—	—	—	—	$121	—
MT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL TRINIDAD	$275	$69.00	$6.90	$69.00	$69.00	$345	—	$69.00	$69.00
ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT LEADVILLE	$275	$104	$118	$393	$393	—	$354	—	—
ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL ASPEN	$285	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL GLENWOOD SPRINGS	$286	$94.00	$50.00	$96.00	$95.00	—	$96.00	—	—
HAXTUN HEALTH CLINIC HAXTUN	$289	$95.20	—	$82.50	—	—	—	$66.00	—
HAXTUN HOSPITAL DISTRICT HAXTUN	$297	$95.20	—	$82.50	—	—	—	$66.00	—
VAIL HEALTH HOSPITAL VAIL	$298	$362	$267	$283	—	—	—	$131	—
SOUTHEAST COLORADO HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD	$314	$385	$369	$373	—	—	—	—	—
UCHEALTH UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AURORA	$318	$200	$194	$200	$200	$200	$500	—	$200
DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELTA	$321	$212	$212	$222	$212	—	—	$212	—
KEEFE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHEYENNE WELLS	$321	$76.00	$76.00	$95.00	—	$76.00	$90.00	—	—
UCHEALTH YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER STEAMBOAT SPRINGS	$375	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$379	—	$200
COMMONSPIRIT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL FORT MORGAN	$381	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	$896	$105	$105
UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL HIGHLANDS RANCH	$384	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$884	—	$200
UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL GREELEY	$397	$199	$199	$199	$199	$199	$536	—	$199
COMMONSPIRIT ST. MARY-CORWIN HOSPITAL PUEBLO	$402	$105	$103	$105	$105	$105	$703	$105	$105
UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH COLORADO SPRINGS	$405	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$638	—	$200
UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS	$405	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$638	—	$200
UCHEALTH PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER PUEBLO	$418	$200	$200	$220	$200	$200	$637	—	—
UCHEALTH PARKVIEW PUEBLO WEST HOSPITAL PUEBLO WEST	$418	$200	$200	$220	$200	$200	$637	—	—
COMMONSPIRIT MERCY HOSPITAL DURANGO	$425	$105	$105	$105	$105	$105	$956	$105	—
UCHEALTH LONGS PEAK HOSPITAL LONGMONT	$448	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$769	—	$200
UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL BROOMFIELD	$448	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$884	—	$200
UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS	$448	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$884	—	$200
UCHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES LOVELAND	$463	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$602	—	$200
UCHEALTH POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL FORT COLLINS	$463	$200	$200	$200	$200	$200	$602	—	$200
ANIMAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL DURANGO	$472	$70.00	$211	$86.77	$211	$75.00	$74.00	$211	—
ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER GRAND JUNCTION	$560	—	$60.20	—	—	—	—	—	—
LINCOLN HEALTH MAIN HOSPITAL HUGO	$619	$61.00	$215	$75.10	$215	$215	—	$215	$215
PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF DENVER DENVER	$685	—	—	—	—	—	$548	—	—
KINDRED HOSPITAL - DENVER DENVER	$719	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KINDRED HOSPITAL AURORA 2ND FLOOR	$719	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BRIGHTON	$769	$79.70	$200	$35.70	$2,515	—	—	—	—
PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF GREELEY GREELEY	$844	$108	$210	—	$189	$93.81	$675	—	—
PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER	$844	$108	$202	—	$182	—	$675	—	—
ADVENTHEALTH PORTER DENVER	$1,128	$212	$207	$197	—	—	—	—	—

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 10060, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $298 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

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That is the median of what the 67 Colorado hospitals above publish for Simple or single drainage of skin abscess — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.

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Medicare reimbursement benchmark

For CPT 10060 in Colorado, Medicare reimburses about $134 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Colorado range from $98.15 to $1,477 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.4x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.

Frequently asked questions

How much does simple or single drainage of skin abscess cost in Colorado?: Cash prices for simple or single drainage of skin abscess (CPT 10060) in Colorado range from $98.15 to $1,477, with a median of $321. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest simple or single drainage of skin abscess in Colorado?: The cheapest Colorado hospital published cash price for this procedure is $98.15. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
Are these the prices I'll pay?: These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?: Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
Where does this data come from?: Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Colorado facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 10060 (Surgery). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.