Abscess drainage cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 16 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 $625.20. The lowest listed price is at Witham Memorial Hospital — $240.79 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $461.60 at 75 hospitals.
- The median here, $625.20, is 86% above the US median of $335.34.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 cities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $384.41 | $549.15 | $212.27–$1,372.88 | 30% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $385.14 | $550.20 | $212.27–$1,375.50 | 30% |
| Orthoindy Hospital Indianapolis, IN I&D - LOWER EXTREMITY File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $432.62 | $5,675.65 | $288.41–$4,937.82 | 92% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB I&D SIMPLE SKIN ABSCESS File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $445.60 | $1,114.00 | $170.01–$1,772.62 | 60% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 I & D Absc; Smpl or Sgl Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $445.83 | $1,930.00 | $207.40–$1,737.00 | 77% |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 I & D Absc; Smpl or Sgl Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $445.83 | $1,930.00 | $207.40–$1,737.00 | 77% |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess+1 more line at this price File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $461.60 | $577.00 | $212.27–$577.00 | 20% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB I & D ABSCESS/CYST SMPL SNGL File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $465.60 | $1,164.00 | $212.27–$2,226.60 | 60% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 I & D Absc; Smpl or Sgl Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $490.22 | $1,930.00 | $207.40–$1,737.00 | 75% |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 I/D ABSESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $506.40 | $844.00 | — | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $744.00 | $1,240.00 | $15.62–$1,212.65 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $806.40 | $1,344.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN I & D ABCESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.62–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN I & D ABCESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 I & D ABCESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.62–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN I & D ABCESS SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | $15.18–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Incision and Drainage of Abscess; Smpl or Sgl File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,147.61 | $4,968.00 | $212.27–$834.58 | 77% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC I&D Abscess Simple/Single File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $1,159.20 | $1,288.00 | $212.00–$1,288.00 | 10% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC I&D Abscess Simple/Single File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $1,757.70 | $1,953.00 | $53.00–$1,953.00 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $384.41, median $625.20, highest $1,159.20 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $744.00. 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 15 of 15 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 abscess drainage is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Abscess drainage explained.