Abscess drainage cost in Dothan, AL
In Dothan, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $223.87 to $1,901.91, with a median of $1,062.89. The lowest listed price is at Southeast Health Medical Center — $839.02 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $344.07 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Dothan, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Health Medical Center lowest Dothan, AL · (334) 793-8701 SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $223.87 | $559.68 | $192.33–$572.22 | 60% | — source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan, AL · (334) 793-8701 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $230.59 | $576.47 | $192.33–$572.22 | 60% | — source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan, AL · (334) 793-5000 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,901.91 | $12,679.41 | $111.87–$11,411.47 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $223.87, median $1,062.89, highest $1,901.91 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.