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Simple or Single Drainage of Skin Abscess Cost in Tennessee
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 63 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 10060. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $222
📉 Low $18.92
📈 High $8,326
🏥 63 hospitals
🏛️ 48 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $119
Hospital comparison — Tennessee
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 63 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | Cigna | BCBS | Humana | Centene | Devoted | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SWEETWATER |
$18.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN CITY |
$84.87 | $107 | $107 | $112 | $50.22 | $109 | $107 | $112 | $107 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$84.87 | $106 | $250 | $275 | $29.82 | $266 | $262 | $275 | $262 |
| HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL SNEEDVILLE |
$84.87 | $106 | $250 | $275 | $29.82 | $266 | $262 | $275 | $262 |
| BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BRISTOL |
$86.25 | $162 | $190 | $200 | $29.82 | $190 | $202 | $200 | $190 |
| HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROGERSVILLE |
$86.25 | $109 | $182 | $191 | $29.82 | $182 | $193 | $191 | $182 |
| FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOHNSON CITY |
$86.25 | $171 | $182 | $191 | $50.22 | $182 | $193 | $191 | $182 |
| SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTON |
$86.25 | $146 | $182 | $191 | $50.22 | $182 | $193 | $191 | $182 |
| INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KINGSPORT |
$86.25 | $136 | $182 | $191 | $50.22 | $182 | $193 | $191 | $182 |
| GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENEVILLE |
$86.25 | $117 | $187 | $197 | $29.82 | $187 | $198 | $197 | $187 |
| JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER JOHNSON CITY |
$86.25 | $161 | $187 | $197 | $50.22 | $187 | $198 | $197 | $187 |
| HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER KINGSPORT |
$86.25 | $171 | $190 | $200 | $29.82 | $190 | $202 | $200 | $190 |
| VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL TULLAHOMA |
$86.71 | $72.85 | $78.68 | $78.68 | — | $72.85 | $80.13 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$86.71 | $72.85 | $78.68 | $78.68 | — | $72.85 | $80.13 | — | — |
| VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$86.71 | $72.85 | $78.68 | $78.68 | — | $72.85 | $80.13 | — | — |
| HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER SAVANNAH |
$89.77 | $190 | $201 | $220 | $195 | — | $292 | — | — |
| BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER ALBERTA ST ONEDIA |
$105 | — | $349 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO |
$106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$119 | $58.39 | $98.46 | $99.42 | $33.15 | $98.74 | $191 | $189 | $192 |
| HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEXINGTON |
$140 | $96.53 | $132 | — | $96.83 | — | — | — | — |
| HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROWNSVILLE |
$140 | $96.53 | $132 | — | $96.83 | — | — | — | — |
| HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ERIN |
$140 | $96.53 | $132 | — | $96.83 | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$148 | $196 | — | — | $196 | — | — | — | $117 |
| MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$152 | $190 | $196 | $190 | $35.84 | $85.00 | $196 | — | $190 |
| RHEA MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$152 | — | — | $179 | $71.65 | $70.95 | — | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$161 | $115 | $124 | $124 | $96.79 | $117 | $127 | — | — |
| MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT NASHVILLE |
$161 | $115 | $124 | $124 | $96.79 | $117 | $127 | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS GALLATIN |
$183 | $102 | $31.10 | $52.20 | $100 | $100 | $215 | $103 | $100 |
| PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MARYVILLE |
$202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON HIXSON |
$206 | $229 | $486 | $187 | $38.26 | $189 | $139 | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS CARTHAGE |
$222 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $64.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | — | $16.00 |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH ETOWAH |
$222 | $335 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$222 | $100 | $51.00 | $52.20 | $100 | $74.00 | $300 | $103 | $100 |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$224 | — | — | $183 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER CROSSVILLE |
$235 | $164 | $204 | $125 | $204 | $200 | $204 | $204 | — |
| FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KNOXVILLE |
$235 | $164 | $191 | $125 | $191 | $187 | $191 | $191 | — |
| ROANE MEDICAL CENTER HARRIMAN |
$235 | $164 | $191 | $125 | $191 | $187 | $191 | $191 | — |
| LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER SEVIERVILLE |
$235 | $164 | $204 | $125 | $204 | $200 | $204 | $204 | — |
| METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE OAK RIDGE |
$235 | $164 | $191 | $125 | $191 | $187 | $191 | $191 | — |
| MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MORRISTOWN |
$235 | $160 | $191 | $125 | $191 | $187 | $191 | $191 | — |
| FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER LENOIR CITY |
$243 | $164 | $191 | $125 | $191 | $187 | $191 | $191 | — |
| SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY NASHVILLE |
$251 | $1,044 | $1,100 | $120 | $405 | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCEBURG | $255 | $102 | $52.00 | $52.20 | $100 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
| METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$285 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$285 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$285 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL GERMANTOWN |
$285 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$294 | $229 | $486 | $187 | $38.26 | $189 | $146 | — | — |
| LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEMPHIS |
$304 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HIGHPOINT HEALTH - TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HARTSVILLE |
$330 | $36.00 | $59.50 | $64.00 | $37.08 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $37.08 | $36.00 |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SEWANEE HOSPITAL ROAD WINCHESTER |
$331 | $102 | $52.00 | $52.20 | $100 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
| MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$358 | $173 | $507 | $173 | $173 | $173 | $173 | — | — |
| NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL NASVILLE |
$385 | $53.89 | $97.98 | $97.98 | $115 | $97.98 | $97.98 | — | $97.98 |
| SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PULASKI PULASKI |
$470 | $102 | $52.00 | $52.20 | $100 | $74.00 | — | $103 | $100 |
| VITRUVIAN HEALTH BRADLEY MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND |
$584 | $193 | $189 | $314 | $36.85 | — | $191 | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA CHATTANOOGA |
$588 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL CLARKSVILLE |
$759 | $156 | $204 | $193 | $33.42 | $198 | $201 | $201 | $198 |
| TENNOVA NORTH KNOXVILLE MEDICAL CENTER POWELL |
$928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TENNOVA HEALTHCARE - NEWPORT MEDICAL CENTER NEWPORT |
$959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TENNOVA JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JEFFERSON CITY |
$1,022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 63 Tennessee 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 Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $119 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $18.92 to $8,326 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 1.9x 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 Tennessee?
- Cash prices for simple or single drainage of skin abscess (CPT 10060) in Tennessee range from $18.92 to $8,326, with a median of $222. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest simple or single drainage of skin abscess in Tennessee?
- The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $18.92. 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 Tennessee facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 10060 (Surgery). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.