Abscess drainage cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 20 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $152.10 to $999.00, with a median of $807.74. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton Hays and 2 other hospitals — $655.64 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $431.56 at 240 hospitals.
- The median here, $807.74, is 141% above the US median of $335.34.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Austin, TX ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 12 cities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 2, 2024 and Oct 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Hays lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 INC AND DRAIN I ADDL+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $152.10 | $422.50 | $50.23–$130.97 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Smithville lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 INC AND DRAIN I ADDL+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $152.10 | $422.50 | $50.23–$130.97 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Williamson lowest Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 INC AND DRAIN I ADDL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $152.10 | $422.50 | $50.23–$130.97 | 64% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SMPLE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $275.49 | $765.25 | $54.31–$237.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $275.49 | $765.25 | $50.23–$237.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Williamson Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SMPLE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $275.49 | $765.25 | $50.23–$237.23 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX INC AND DRAIN I ADDL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $295.75 | $422.50 | $54.31–$130.97 | 30% |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC INCISION & DRAINAGE OF ABCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $339.02 | $506.00 | $65.06–$480.70 | 33% |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC INCISION & DRAINAGE-SIMPLE File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $340.36 | $508.00 | $65.06–$482.60 | 33% |
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin, TX · (512) 327-0000 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2024 · source file | $383.47 | $1,142.17 | $49.78–$1,142.17 | 66% |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS - SIMPLE File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $676.03 | $1,009.00 | $65.06–$958.55 | 33% |
| Pam Specialty Hospital of Luling Luling, TX I&D Absc Smpl/1 File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $734.80 | $734.80 | $65.06–$661.32 | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $807.74 | $1,346.23 | $65.06–$1,009.67 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $807.74 | $1,346.23 | $65.06–$1,211.61 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS - SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $807.74 | $1,346.23 | $65.06–$1,211.61 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS - SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $807.74 | $1,346.23 | $65.06–$1,009.67 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS - SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $807.74 | $1,346.23 | $65.06–$1,211.61 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS - SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $807.74 | $1,346.23 | $211.63–$875.05 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $840.05 | $1,400.08 | $69.61–$3,252.00 | 40% |
| St. David's Medical Center Manor, TX · (512) 476-7111 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SGL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $981.00 | $981.00 | $166.77–$882.90 | — |
| St. David's Georgetown Hospital Georgetown, TX · (512) 476-7111 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SGL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $981.00 | $981.00 | $661.19–$14,612.00 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin Austin, TX I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SGL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $981.00 | $981.00 | $166.77–$833.85 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin at St. David's Round Rock Round Rock, TX I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SGL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $981.00 | $981.00 | $166.77–$833.85 | — |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock Round Rock, TX INCISION/DRAIN SINGLE ABSCESS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $999.00 | $999.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $152.10, median $807.74, highest $999.00 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $807.74. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What abscess drainage is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Abscess drainage explained.