Abscess drainage cost in Massena, NY
In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $333.88 to $398.39, with a median of $349.80. The lowest listed price is at Gouverneur Hospital — $15.92 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $347.80 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouverneur Hospital lowest Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC I_D OF ABSCESS_ SIMPLE_ SINGLE | $333.88 | $513.66 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC I_D OF ABSCESS_ SIMPLE_ SINGLE | $349.80 | $538.16 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC I_D OF ABSCESS_ SIMPLE_ SINGLE | $398.39 | $612.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC I_D OF ABSCESS SIMPLE_SINGLE | $443.10 | $681.70 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC I_D OF ABSCESS SIMPLE_SINGLE | $445.44 | $685.30 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC I_D OF ABSCESS SIMPLE_SINGLE | $451.81 | $695.09 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC I_D ABSCESS_ SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $523.88 | $805.97 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC I_D ABSCESS_ SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $523.88 | $805.97 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC I_D ABSCESS_ SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $531.37 | $817.49 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $333.88, median $349.80, highest $398.39 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $349.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.