Abscess drainage cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $81.97 to $1,443.60, with a median of $551.32. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $469.35 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $510.60 at 107 hospitals.
- The median here, $551.32, is 64% above the US median of $335.34.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 17 cities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 2026.
Lowest$81.97UPMC Washington
Median$551.32half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,443.60in this market
Difference17.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pittsburgh, PA.
median
Lowest $81.97Highest $1,443.60
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 I&D ABCESS-SINGLE, SIMPLE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $81.97 | $117.10 | $27.02–$436.89 | 30% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 10060 I&D SIMPLE/SINGLE+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $190.20 | $317.00 | $0.33–$2,990.40 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 10060 I&D SIMPLE/SINGLE+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $190.20 | $317.00 | $28.20–$522.46 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 WC-INCISION/DRAINAGE-SIMPLE+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $190.20 | $317.00 | $28.20–$522.46 | 40% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $644.00 | $25.85–$644.00 | 70% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $230.50 | $461.00 | $25.85–$453.09 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $287.00 | $574.00 | $171.55–$453.09 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $287.00 | $574.00 | $25.85–$453.09 | 50% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Incision/Drain Abscess Simple+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $301.70 | $431.00 | $80.60–$452.55 | 30% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ID SIMPLE ABSCESS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $477.00 | $795.00 | $25.85–$783.37 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC ID SIMPLE ABSCESS File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $478.20 | $797.00 | $25.85–$783.37 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 ID SIMPLE ABSCESS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $484.20 | $807.00 | $25.85–$806.01 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 ID SIMPLE ABSCESS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $496.20 | $827.00 | $25.85–$727.76 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ID SIMPLE ABSCESS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $543.60 | $906.00 | $25.85–$783.37 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC I&D ABSC SMPL/SNGL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $551.32 | $716.00 | $14.00–$990.40 | 23% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC I&D ABSC SMPL/SNGL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $558.48 | $716.00 | $14.00–$990.40 | 22% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC I&D ABSC SMPL/SNGL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $558.48 | $716.00 | $14.00–$990.40 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC I&D ABSC SMPL/SNGL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $558.70 | $755.00 | $14.00–$990.40 | 26% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 ID SIMPLE ABSCESS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $561.00 | $935.00 | $25.85–$794.75 | 40% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC I&D ABSC SMPL/SNGL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $580.35 | $795.00 | $14.00–$990.40 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC I&D ABSC SMPL/SNGL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $604.20 | $795.00 | $14.00–$990.40 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC I&D ABSC SMPL/SNGL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $611.55 | $755.00 | $14.00–$990.40 | 19% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 I & D OF ABSCESS File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $693.60 | $1,156.00 | $310.96–$1,416.68 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 INCISION DRAINAGE ABSCESS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $742.00 | $1,060.00 | $27.02–$763.20 | 30% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ID SIMPLE ABSCESS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $852.60 | $1,421.00 | $25.85–$1,207.85 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC ID SIMPLE ABSCESS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $880.80 | $1,468.00 | $25.85–$1,350.56 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 INC & DRAIN OF ABSCESS (SIMPLE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,067.57 | $1,525.10 | $27.02–$1,098.07 | 30% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 ID SIMPLE ABSCESS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,114.80 | $1,858.00 | $54.24–$2,457.43 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,443.60 | $2,406.00 | $647.21–$2,948.55 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,443.60 | $2,406.00 | $810.82–$1,876.68 | 40% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
Outpatient: lowest $81.97, median $551.32, highest $1,443.60 — a 17.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $558.48. 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 24 of 25 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.
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