Abscess drainage cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $384.41 to $1,159.20, with a median of $825.00. The lowest listed price is at Witham Memorial Hospital — $440.59 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $419.19 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 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 Mar 31, 2026 and May 5, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $384.41 | $549.15 | $212.27–$1,372.88 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $385.14 | $550.20 | $212.27–$1,375.50 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital Indianapolis, IN I&D - LOWER EXTREMITY | $432.62 | $5,675.65 | $288.41–$4,937.82 | 92% | — source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $461.60 | $577.00 | $212.27–$577.00 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $461.60 | $577.00 | $212.27–$577.00 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 I/D ABSESS SIMPLE | $506.40 | $844.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 RVHH I/D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $506.40 | $844.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $744.00 | $1,240.00 | $15.62–$1,212.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $744.00 | $1,240.00 | $15.62–$1,212.65 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $806.40 | $1,344.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $806.40 | $1,344.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.62–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.62–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.62–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.62–$1,285.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC I&D Abscess Simple/Single | $1,159.20 | $1,288.00 | $212.00–$1,288.00 | 10% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC I&D Abscess Simple/Single | $1,757.70 | $1,953.00 | $53.00–$1,953.00 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $384.41, median $825.00, highest $1,159.20 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $843.60. 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 11 of 11 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.