Abscess drainage cost in Houma, LA — inpatient
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $127.37 to $246.84, with a median of $187.11. The lowest listed price is at Leonard J Chabert Medical Center — $59.74 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $194.87 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 10060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center lowest Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $127.37 | $271.00 | — | 53% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $246.84 | $561.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $246.84 | $561.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $127.37, median $187.11, highest $246.84 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $246.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.