Abscess drainage cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $108.00 to $468.00, with a median of $236.37. The lowest listed price is at Arkansas Heart Hospital — $128.37 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $198.75 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Heart Hospital lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 Incision and drainage of abscess, simple of single 10060 | $108.00 | $135.00 | $188.25–$1,380.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $236.37 | $262.63 | $187.59–$262.63 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $266.72 | $296.36 | $187.59–$296.36 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 10060-I&D Abscess/Cyst/Hematoma Simple | $269.60 | $337.00 | $188.25–$1,380.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $468.00 | $780.00 | $181.96–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $496.20 | $827.00 | $181.96–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $108.00, median $236.37, highest $468.00 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.