Abscess drainage cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 13 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $268.77 to $1,256.40, with a median of $396.00. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center — $127.23 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $378.98 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 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 Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb I & D Abcess; Simple Or Single | $268.77 | $527.00 | $127.05–$527.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb I&D Abcess (Single Or Simple) | $268.77 | $527.00 | $127.05–$527.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc I/D Absecss; Paronychia | $279.20 | $698.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Drainage Of Abcess | $369.20 | $923.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Hod I&D Skin/Sq Abcess Simp/Single | $378.98 | $505.30 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Hod I&D Skin/Sq Abcess Simp/Single | $378.98 | $505.30 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC I&D Skin/Sq Abcess Simp/Single | $378.98 | $505.30 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Hod I&D Skin/Sq Abcess Simp/Single | $378.98 | $505.30 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC I&D Skin/Sq Abcess Simp/Single | $378.98 | $505.30 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC I&D Skin/Sq Abcess Simp/Single | $378.98 | $505.30 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single|By Specialist | $379.44 | $744.00 | $39.74–$744.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single|By Midlevel | $379.44 | $744.00 | $29.81–$621.65 | 49% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Incision & Drainage-Simple | $396.00 | $660.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC I & D Simple | $396.00 | $660.00 | $195.52 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC I & D Simple | $396.00 | $660.00 | $195.52–$199.43 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC I & D Simple | $396.00 | $660.00 | $198.92–$202.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC I & D Simple | $396.00 | $660.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC I & D Simple | $396.00 | $660.00 | $198.92–$202.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC I & D Simple | $396.00 | $660.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Incision & Drainage-Simple | $396.00 | $660.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc I&D Abscess Simple/Single | $1,256.40 | $2,094.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc I&D Abscess Simple/Single | $1,256.40 | $2,094.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $268.77, median $396.00, highest $1,256.40 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $396.00. 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 1 of 4 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 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.