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

Cash prices for simple or single drainage of skin abscess (CPT 10060) in New Jersey range from $120 to $1,070, with a median of $634. Prices vary widely by hospital.

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

The cheapest New Jersey hospital published cash price for this procedure is $120. 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 New Jersey

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 53 New Jersey hospitals. CPT 10060. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $634 📉 Low $120 📈 High $1,070 🏥 53 hospitals 🏛️ 42 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $142

Hospital comparison — New Jersey

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 53 of 53 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	Aetna	UHC	Cigna	Centene	Humana	First Health	Medicare	MultiPlan
VIRTUA MARLTON HOSPITAL MARLTON	$120	$10.32	$10.32	$222	$10.32	—	—	—	$70.00
VIRTUA VOORHEES HOSPITAL (WEST JERSEY) VOORHEES	$120	$10.32	$10.32	$222	$10.32	—	—	—	$70.00
VIRTUA OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL CAMDEN	$120	$10.32	$10.32	$222	$10.32	—	—	—	$70.00
VIRTUA WILLINGBORO HOSPITAL WILLINGBORO	$120	$10.32	$10.32	$222	$10.32	—	—	—	$70.00
VIRTUA MOUNT HOLLY HOSPITAL (BURLINGTON COUNTY) MOUNT HOLLY	$120	$10.32	$10.32	$222	$10.32	—	—	—	$70.00
NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON	$217	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAINT MICHAELS MEDICAL CENTER NEWARK	$232	$233	$233	$372	$240	$233	—	$233	—
SAINT CLARE'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BOONTON BOONTON TOWNSHIP	$232	$233	$233	$360	$233	$186	—	$233	—
ST. MARY'S GENERAL HOSPITAL PASSAIC	$237	$237	$237	$349	$237	$190	—	$237	—
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR	$256	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
JEFFERSON WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL TURNERSVILLE	$260	$5,947	$5,646	$531	—	—	—	—	—
JEFFERSON CHERRY HILL HOSPITAL CHERRY HILL	$260	$5,947	$5,646	$531	—	—	—	—	—
JEFFERSON STRATFORD HOSPITAL STRATFORD	$260	$5,947	$5,646	$531	—	—	—	—	—
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NEWARK	$261	$197	$197	—	$197	—	$471	—	$538
CENTRASTATE MEDICAL CENTER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP	$265	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER POMPTON PLAINS	$265	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OVERLOOK MEDICAL CENTER SUMMIT	$265	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HACKETTSTOWN MEDICAL CENTER HACKETTSTOWN	$265	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GORYEB CHILDRENS CENTER MORRISTOWN	$265	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN PASCACK VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER WESTWOOD	$272	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HSS PARAMUS OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS	$400	$217	$115	$224	$86.07	—	—	—	—
HSS PARAMUS MIDLAND OUTPATIENT CENTER PARAMUS	$400	$217	$115	$224	$86.07	—	—	—	—
SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PATERSON	$409	$101	$84.28	$409	$84.28	—	—	—	$169
COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAPE REGIONAL CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE	$437	$225	$11.91	$70.00	$247	$229	—	—	—
DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER BROWNS MILLS	$492	$249	$225	$41.77	—	$225	—	—	—
CAREWELL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER EAST ORANGE	$585	$133	$116	—	$116	—	—	—	—
SILVER LAKE HOSPITAL NEWARK	$634	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING MONMOUTH MIDDLETOWN	$650	$120	$514	$665	—	—	—	—	$585
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING BASKING RIDGE BASKING RIDGE	$650	$120	$514	$665	—	—	—	—	$585
THE COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CAMDEN	$711	$243	$18.69	$67.40	$247	$229	—	—	—
CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TRENTON	$875	$47.25	$35.00	$233	$217	$230	—	$224	$744
CAPITAL HEALTH AT DEBORAH - EMERGENCY SERVICES PENNINGTON	$875	$47.25	$35.00	$233	$347	$230	—	$224	$744
JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER JERSEY CITY	$892	$234	$239	$1,686	$234	$234	$535	—	—
MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHERN CAMPUS LAKEWOOD	$892	$181	$165	$2,101	$168	$217	$535	—	—
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER TOMS RIVER	$892	$121	$111	$2,033	$113	$217	$535	—	—
MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER LONG BRANCH	$892	$220	$222	$1,893	$220	$220	$535	—	—
TRINITAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ELIZABETH	$892	$147	$134	$1,930	$217	$217	$535	—	—
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAMILTON HAMILTON	$973	$130	$118	$1,857	$122	$217	$584	—	—
CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVILLE	$973	$136	$124	$1,479	$126	$223	$584	—	—
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT RAHWAY RAHWAY	$973	$118	$108	$1,402	$111	$217	$584	—	—
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET SOMERVILLE	$973	$154	$141	$2,363	$145	$217	$584	—	—
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL MULLICA HILL RD. MULLICA HILL	$987	$200	$180	$682	$200	$237	—	$226	—
INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON IRVING AVE. BRIDGETON	$987	$189	$170	$682	$189	$233	—	$222	—
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MANNINGTON SALEM WOODSTOWN RD. SALEM	$987	$200	$166	$682	$200	$233	—	$222	—
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND W. SHERMAN AVE. VINELAND	$987	$189	$170	$682	$189	$237	—	$226	—
INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY OAK ST. WOODBURY	$987	$189	$170	$682	$189	$233	—	$222	—
INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER FRONT ST. ELMER	$987	$200	$180	$682	$200	$233	—	$222	—
KINDRED HOSPITAL NEW JERSEY - RAHWAY RAHWAY	$988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
KINDRED HOSPITAL EAST NEW JERSEY 5TH FLOOR	$988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CHILDRENS HOSPITAL NEW BRUNSWICK	$1,029	$153	$140	$2,750	$165	$231	$617	—	—
COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER LIVINGSTON	$1,029	$178	$163	$2,039	$166	$223	$617	—	—
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY - NEWARK NEWARK	$1,029	$223	$67.83	$1,519	$223	$223	$617	—	—
SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EASTON AVE NEW BRUNSWICK	$1,070	$202	$461	$83.00	—	—	—	$151	—

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 53 New Jersey 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 New Jersey, Medicare reimburses about $142 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in New Jersey range from $120 to $1,070 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.5x 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 New Jersey?: Cash prices for simple or single drainage of skin abscess (CPT 10060) in New Jersey range from $120 to $1,070, with a median of $634. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest simple or single drainage of skin abscess in New Jersey?: The cheapest New Jersey hospital published cash price for this procedure is $120. 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 New Jersey facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 10060 (Surgery). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.