Abscess drainage cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $145.80 to $2,255.83, with a median of $2,255.83. The lowest listed price is at Harrison County Hospital — $2,110.03 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,741.72 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Jul 16, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County Hospital lowest Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $145.80 | $243.00 | $80.75–$218.70 | 40% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $2,255.83 | $3,007.77 | $293.00–$6,015.54 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $2,255.83 | $3,007.77 | $318.41–$4,511.66 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $2,255.83 | $3,007.77 | $270.70–$6,015.54 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $145.80, median $2,255.83, highest $2,255.83 — a 15.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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.