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Draining A Skin Abscess

Alaska rates for HCPCS 10060

This is a minor procedure to open and drain a single pocket of infection under the skin, known as an abscess, to relieve pressure and remove pus. It is typically done under local numbing medicine in an office or urgent care setting.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Draining A Skin Abscess cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $479 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$263 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$240 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,175Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $129 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $479professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$437

AK $437KY $100

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.