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

Cash prices for simple or single drainage of skin abscess (CPT 10060) in New York range from $53.62 to $14,362, with a median of $323. Prices vary widely by hospital.

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

The cheapest New York hospital published cash price for this procedure is $53.62. 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 York

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 107 New York hospitals. CPT 10060. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $323 📉 Low $53.62 📈 High $14,362 🏥 107 hospitals 🏛️ 86 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $142

Hospital comparison — New York

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 107 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	UHC	Aetna	Centene	Cigna	Humana	BCBS	Medicaid	Medicare
COBLESKILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL GRANDVIEW DRIVE COBLESKILL	$53.62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL LITTLE FALLS	$53.62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
O'CONNOR HOSPITAL DELHI	$53.62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER COOPERSTOWN	$65.41	$48.40	$118	$43.67	$84.40	$90.50	$79.29	—	—
AURELIA OSBORN FOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ONE NORTON AVE ONEONTA	$65.41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL WEST ST CARTHAGE	$65.70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AHN WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WESTFIELD	$65.78	$34.08	$245	—	$169	$249	—	—	$106
AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AUBURN	$77.96	$173	$135	$213	$475	$173	—	$145	$250
BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL SPRINGVILLE	$88.23	$120	$120	$120	$120	$120	$117	—	$101
GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL GENEVA	$100	$43.67	$43.67	$43.67	—	—	$103	—	—
NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NIAGARA FALLS	$109	$249	$254	$237	—	$257	$69.00	—	—
JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WELLSVILLE	$120	$89.47	$81.96	$139	$119	$268	$36.32	$70.71	$81.96
SAINT BARNABAS HOSPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM BRONX	$124	—	—	$111	—	—	—	—	—
WYNN HOSPITAL UTICA	$139	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WYOMING COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WARSAW	$144	—	—	—	—	—	$131	—	—
BROOKS-TLC HOSPITAL SYSTEM DUNKIRK	$144	$3,423	—	$258	—	$250	$97.86	—	—
OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL OLEAN	$144	$270	$250	$225	$2,878	—	$60.50	—	—
CUBA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CUBA	$144	$857	—	—	—	—	$117	—	—
MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDINA	$150	$232	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ELLIS HOSPITAL - BELLEVUE WOMAN'S CARE CENTER NOTT STREET SCHENECTADY	$150	$135	$125	—	$139	—	$114	—	$100
ST. JAMES HOSPITAL HORNELL	$160	$85.59	$80.43	$78.17	$119	$268	$31.55	$70.71	$81.96
GUTHRIE CORNING HOSPITAL CORNING	$168	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GUTHRIE CORTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORTLAND	$168	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL E STATE ST GLOVERSVILLE	$170	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GUTHRIE LOURDES HOSPITAL BINGHAMTON	$171	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER OGDENSBURG	$174	$100	—	$95.53	$235	$74.78	$143	—	—
NOYES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DANSVILLE	$180	$40.72	$81.96	$139	$119	$250	$31.55	$70.71	$81.96
RIVER HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA BAY	$205	$101	$94.62	$101	$199	$101	$12.86	—	$101
STONEY BROOK SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON	$208	$68.00	$249	$249	$5,171	—	—	—	—
ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL WESTCHESTER YONKERS	$217	$217	$217	$217	—	—	—	—	—
URMC STRONG WEST ROCHESTER	$238	$65.51	$81.96	$117	$253	$97.38	$337	$41.49	$81.96
HIGHLAND HOSPITAL ROCHESTER	$238	$259	$275	—	$425	$273	$284	—	$240
THOMPSON HOSPITAL CANANDAIGUA	$239	$67.49	$81.96	$118	$119	$250	$31.55	$70.71	$81.96
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH HOSPITAL SYRACUSE	$239	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON ST. WATERTOWN	$240	$258	$255	$96.42	—	—	—	—	—
NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL RHINEBECK	$244	$10,533	$250	—	$6,829	$263	$4,550	—	—
NORTHWELL SOUTH OAKS HOSPITAL AMITYVILLE	$244	$10,533	$250	—	$6,829	$263	$4,550	—	—
PUTNAM HOSPITAL CARMEL	$244	$8,576	$250	—	$6,829	$263	$3,322	—	—
NORTHWELL GREENWICH VILLAGE HOSPITAL NEW YORK	$244	$10,533	$250	—	$6,829	$263	$4,550	—	—
CLIFTON-FINE HOSPITAL STAR LAKE	$248	—	—	—	—	—	$201	—	—
CLIFTON-FINE HOSPITAL STAR LAKE	$248	—	—	—	—	—	$201	—	—
ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER SARANAC LAKE	$250	—	$263	$268	$322	—	$263	—	$121
MONTEFIORE ST. LUKE'S CORNWALL CAMPUS NEWBURGH	$250	$250	$248	$250	—	$276	—	$266	—
MONTEFIORE NYACK HOSPITAL NYACK	$250	$123	$248	$250	$413	$276	—	$347	—
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL PLATTSBURGH	$254	$83.29	$101	$101	—	$101	$85.91	—	—
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PENN YAN	$282	$275	$310	$275	—	—	$324	—	—
UPSTATE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SYRACUSE	$293	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER BROOKLYN	$310	$10.46	$61.93	$43.67	$134	—	—	—	—
BRONXCARE HOSPITAL CENTER - FULTON CAMPUS FULTON AVE BRONX	$311	$112	$126	$106	$310	$236	—	$106	$120
VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER POUGHKEEPSIE	$312	—	$250	—	$6,829	$263	$3,389	—	—
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FLUSHING	$320	$20.00	$110	$121	$217	$115	—	$100	$110
ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL ALBANY	$321	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAMARITAN HOSPITAL - ALBANY MEMORIAL CAMPUS ALBANY	$321	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MAIMONIDES MIDWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROOKLYN	$323	$181	$727	$323	—	—	—	$323	—
CROUSE HOSPITAL SYRACUSE	$324	$69.80	$65.00	$250	—	$90.00	—	—	—
WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER BROOKLYN	$332	$185	$59.81	$249	$396	$262	—	—	—
NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST MEADOW	$346	$180	$90.84	$123	$177	$136	$235	—	—
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL SUFFERN	$364	$100	$100	$100	$5,853	—	$100	—	—
ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WARWICK	$364	$100	$100	$100	$5,853	—	$100	—	—
GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO BUFFALO	$390	$272	$126	$260	$293	—	$171	—	—

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 107 New York 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 York, 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 York range from $53.62 to $14,362 — 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 New York?: Cash prices for simple or single drainage of skin abscess (CPT 10060) in New York range from $53.62 to $14,362, with a median of $323. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest simple or single drainage of skin abscess in New York?: The cheapest New York hospital published cash price for this procedure is $53.62. 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 York facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 10060 (Surgery). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.