Abscess drainage cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $87.92 to $288.60, with a median of $160.00. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $72.08 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $194.87 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 10060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $87.92 | $314.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $95.58 | $354.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $160.00 | $500.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $171.60 | $780.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $288.60 | $780.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $87.92, median $160.00, highest $288.60 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $171.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.