Abscess drainage cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $298.00 to $410.80, with a median of $410.80. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $112.80 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $323.80 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB I&D ABSCESS/SIMPLE/SINGLE | $298.00 | $596.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC I&D Simple | $410.80 | $632.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC I&D Simple | $410.80 | $632.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC I & D Simple | $410.80 | $684.67 | $190.30–$199.81 | 40% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC I&D Simple | $410.80 | $632.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC I & D Simple | $410.80 | $632.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC I&D Simple | $410.80 | $632.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC I & D Simple | $410.80 | $632.00 | $196.12 | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC I & D Simple | $410.80 | $632.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $298.00, median $410.80, highest $410.80 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $410.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This procedure opens a single, uncomplicated skin abscess, boil or infected cyst with a small cut to drain the pus. It is used when an infection under the skin does not drain on its own.
What the price covers
The price covers the drainage procedure. The emergency room or clinic visit, a lab culture of the pus and any antibiotics are billed separately.