Abscess drainage cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $292.23 to $561.51, with a median of $426.87. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $134.64 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $473.20 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC PR 10060 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE RHC | $292.23 | $573.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $561.51 | $1,101.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $564.06 | $1,106.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $292.23, median $426.87, highest $561.51 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $562.79. 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.