Abscess drainage cost in Fresno, CA — inpatient
In Fresno, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $169.47 to $996.80, with a median of $970.40. The lowest listed price is at Madera Community Hospital — $800.93 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $473.20 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 10060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 15, 2026 and Jul 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 Fresno, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madera Community Hospital lowest Madera, CA · (559) 706-8226 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $169.47 | $282.45 | $60.88–$283.85 | 40% | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 I&D ABSC, SMPL OR SGL | $970.40 | $1,213.00 | $309.32–$52,580.00 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 RADP - I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $970.40 | $1,213.00 | $309.32–$52,580.00 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 RADP - I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $970.40 | $1,213.00 | $309.32–$52,580.00 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 I&D ABSC, SMPL OR SGL | $970.40 | $1,213.00 | $309.32–$52,580.00 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 I&D ABSC, SMPL OR SGL | $970.40 | $1,213.00 | $309.32–$1,334.30 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 RADP - I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $970.40 | $1,213.00 | $309.32–$52,580.00 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 I&D ABSC, SMPL OR SGL | $970.40 | $1,213.00 | $309.32–$1,334.30 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 RADP - I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $970.40 | $1,213.00 | $309.32–$52,580.00 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno, CA · (559) 448-4500 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $996.80 | $1,780.00 | $240.00–$752.00 | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $169.47, median $970.40, highest $996.80 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $970.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 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.