Abscess drainage cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $47.60 to $304.48, with a median of $174.74. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto — $127.14 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $86.48 at 34 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 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto lowest Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $47.60 | $238.00 | $61.88–$1,847.00 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $49.98 | $238.00 | $61.88–$1,134.30 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $49.98 | $238.00 | $43.57–$1,847.00 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $49.98 | $238.00 | $61.88–$1,134.30 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $57.12 | $238.00 | $61.88–$2,859.69 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC 10060-INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $64.80 | $432.00 | $112.32–$4,722.27 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC 10060-INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $90.72 | $432.00 | $112.32–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC 10060-INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $90.72 | $432.00 | $43.57–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC 10060-INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $90.72 | $432.00 | $112.32–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC 10060-INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $93.80 | $469.00 | $121.94–$4,722.27 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC 10060-INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $112.56 | $469.00 | $106.09–$4,722.27 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC WD INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $122.70 | $818.00 | $172.85–$4,722.27 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC WD INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $171.78 | $818.00 | $43.57–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC WD INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $171.78 | $818.00 | $172.85–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC WD INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $171.78 | $818.00 | $172.85–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC WD INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE | $244.20 | $1,221.00 | $172.85–$4,722.27 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $284.68 | $1,294.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $284.68 | $1,294.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $284.68 | $1,294.00 | $141.00–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $284.68 | $1,294.00 | $141.00–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $284.68 | $1,294.00 | $141.00–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $304.48 | $1,384.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $388.74 | $1,767.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $388.74 | $1,767.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $388.74 | $1,767.00 | $72.78–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $388.74 | $1,767.00 | $72.78–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $2,160.44 | $9,820.19 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $3,940.95 | $17,913.40 | $141.00–$3,463.00 | 78% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $47.60, median $174.74, highest $304.48 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $174.74. 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 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 10060 ($359.30). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, ARHC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $35.70 | file |