Abscess drainage cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $221.71 to $510.60, with a median of $357.63. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute — $135.92 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $354.55 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 10060 I&D Abscess Cyst Simp Single Tech | $221.71 | $1,292.00 | $486.83–$1,033.60 | 83% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE - P/F | $248.40 | $414.00 | $351.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 I+D ABSCESS;SIMPLE/SINGLE Tech | $308.66 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 10060 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS Tech | $308.66 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 10060 I&D Abscess Cyst Simp Single Tech | $308.66 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 10060 I&D Abscess Cyst Simple Single Tech | $308.66 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 I+D ABSCESS;SIMPLE/SINGLE Tech | $406.59 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 10060 I&D Abscess Cyst Simple Single Tech | $406.59 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 10060 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS Tech | $406.59 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 10060 I&D Abscess Cyst Simp Single Tech | $406.59 | $1,292.00 | $166.68–$1,033.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 10060 I&D Abscess Cyst Simple Single Tech | $428.04 | $1,292.00 | $180.87–$1,144.32 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 I&D ABSCESS;SIMPLE/SINGLE | $428.04 | $1,292.00 | $180.87–$1,144.32 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 10060 I&D Abscess Cyst Simp Single | $428.04 | $1,292.00 | $180.87–$1,144.32 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 I+D ABSCESS;SIMPLE/SINGLE | $428.04 | $1,292.00 | $180.87–$1,144.32 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $510.60 | $851.00 | $29.84–$810.89 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $510.60 | $851.00 | $29.84–$2,120.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $221.71, median $357.63, highest $510.60 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $357.63. 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 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.