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

Cash prices for simple or single drainage of skin abscess (CPT 10060) in Minnesota range from $18.04 to $610, with a median of $288. Prices vary widely by hospital.

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

The cheapest Minnesota hospital published cash price for this procedure is $18.04. 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 Minnesota

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 99 Minnesota hospitals. CPT 10060. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $288 📉 Low $18.04 📈 High $610 🏥 99 hospitals 🏛️ 68 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $128

Hospital comparison — Minnesota

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 99 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	BCBS	UHC	MultiPlan	Aetna	Medicare	First Health	Humana	Cigna
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES DAWSON	$18.04	$11.02	—	—	—	$11.02	—	—	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL EDINA	$31.77	$85.59	$102	$41.17	—	—	$39.71	—	—
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE ELBOW LAKE HOSPITAL ELBOW LAKE	$35.56	$12.10	$34.16	$45.36	$34.16	—	—	$34.16	—
FAIRVIEW RANGE MEDICAL CENTER HIBBING	$38.25	$66.37	$102	$76.50	—	—	$73.80	—	—
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLOQUET	$42.64	$2,734	$2,734	—	—	—	—	$2,734	—
CHI ST FRANCIS HEALTH BRECKENRIDGE	$43.20	$16.56	$52.56	—	—	—	—	$30.24	—
CHI ST GABRIELS HOSPITAL LITTLE FALLS	$52.78	$27.30	$66.43	$86.45	—	—	—	$32.76	—
GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH GLENCOE	$56.22	$41.41	$297	—	—	—	—	—	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL MAPLEWOOD	$99.07	$85.59	$102	$98.76	—	—	$95.27	—	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MINNEAPOLIS	$101	$85.59	$102	$137	$109	—	$132	$104	$90.01
RAINY LAKE MEDICAL CENTER INTERNATIONAL FALLS	$105	$29.70	$58.42	—	—	—	—	$61.13	—
REGIONS HOSPITAL ST. PAUL	$121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PIPESTONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER & FAMILY CLINIC AVERA PIPESTONE	$123	$21.20	$85.30	—	—	—	—	—	—
CENTRACARE - BENSON HOSPITAL BENSON	$136	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
METHODIST HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS PARK	$136	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CENTRACARE LONG PRAIRIE CLINIC LONG PRAIRIE	$142	$41.00	$41.00	—	—	—	$88.00	—	—
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE FERGUS FALLS HOSPITAL FERGUS FALLS	$142	$79.87	$106	$181	$214	—	—	$122	—
GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL GRAND RAPIDS	$146	$85.59	$102	$242	—	—	$233	—	—
CENTRACARE SAUK CENTRE HOSPITAL SAUK CENTRE	$147	$41.00	$41.00	—	—	—	$88.00	—	—
AVERA MARSHALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MARSHALL	$154	$215	$85.30	—	—	—	—	—	—
OLIVIA HOSPITAL & CLINIC OLIVIA	$161	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HUTCHINSON HEALTH HUTCHINSON	$176	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL STILLWATER	$177	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MILLE LACS HEALTH SYSTEM ONAMIA	$181	—	$258	—	$258	$258	$258	—	$258
MORA HOSPITAL MORA	$195	—	$179	—	—	—	—	—	—
NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL NORTHFIELD	$198	$426	$473	—	—	—	—	—	$319
AVERA GRANITE FALLS HEALTH CENTER GRANITE FALLS	$199	$25.20	$85.30	—	—	—	—	—	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL BURNSVILLE	$222	$85.59	$102	$434	—	—	$419	—	—
CHI LAKEWOOD HEALTH BAUDETTE	$226	$130	$250	—	—	—	—	$229	—
BIGFORK VALLEY HOSPITAL BIGFORK	$226	$113	$222	—	—	$116	—	$303	—
ORTONVILLE HOSPITAL ORTONVILLE	$227	$110	$134	$251	—	—	—	—	—
SLEEPY EYE MEDICAL CENTER SLEEPY EYE	$233	$63.59	$151	$346	$148	$125	—	$148	$346
ASTERA HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS WADENA	$237	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RIDGEVIEW SIBLEY MEDICAL CENTER ARLINGTON	$241	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH VIRGINIA TH ST N VIRGINIA	$245	$195	$195	—	—	$195	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. MARY'S DETROIT LAKES WASHINGTON AVE. DETROIT LAKES	$250	$134	$209	—	—	$209	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH-ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER DULUTH ND ST DULUTH	$257	$199	$199	—	—	$199	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. MARY'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ND ST. DULUTH	$257	$199	$199	—	—	$199	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH DULUTH ND ST DULUTH	$257	$195	$195	—	—	$195	—	—	—
NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH HOSPITAL ROBBINSDALE	$261	$80.67	$108	—	$117	$105	—	$117	$463
MAPLE GROVE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MAPLE GROVE	$261	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER RD ST BRAINERD	$262	$213	$213	—	—	$213	—	—	—
MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER MAHNOMEN	$280	$78.79	$137	—	—	—	—	—	—
MADISON HEALTHCARE MADISON	$280	$76.16	$76.16	$310	$84.93	$178	$320	$105	—
WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL WINDOM	$282	$103	$103	—	$103	—	—	$103	—
MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM RED WING RED WING	$283	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE LUNDORFF DR SANDSTONE	$288	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL ND ST GRACEVILLE	$288	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH NORTHERN PINES AURORA	$288	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA TH ST W ADA	$288	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH DEER RIVER TH AVE NE DEER RIVER	$288	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH FOSSTON CLINIC HILLIGOSS BLVD SE FOSSTON	$288	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH-MOOSE LAKE MOOSE LAKE	$288	$132	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON	$294	$85.59	$102	$430	—	—	$414	—	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW CLINIC BETHESDA ST. PAUL	$294	$85.59	$102	$606	—	—	$585	—	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL - WOODBURY WOODBURY	$294	$85.59	$102	$433	—	—	$418	—	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW LAKES MEDICAL CENTER - WYOMING WYOMING	$294	$85.59	$102	$430	—	—	$414	—	—
UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT BLUE EARTH	$297	$59.32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RIVERS EDGE HOSPITAL SAINT PETER	$300	$232	$99.12	$352	$99.12	—	—	$99.61	—
RIDGEVIEW LESUEUR LE SUEUR	$309	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 99 Minnesota 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 Minnesota, Medicare reimburses about $128 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Minnesota range from $18.04 to $610 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.3x 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 Minnesota?: Cash prices for simple or single drainage of skin abscess (CPT 10060) in Minnesota range from $18.04 to $610, with a median of $288. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest simple or single drainage of skin abscess in Minnesota?: The cheapest Minnesota hospital published cash price for this procedure is $18.04. 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 Minnesota facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 10060 (Surgery). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.