Abscess drainage cost in Plainview, TX — inpatient
In Plainview, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $97.44 to $97.44, with a median of $97.44. Across Texas, the median is $529.80 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 10060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Plainview, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Plainview lowest Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC PR 10060 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE RHC | $97.44 | $232.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $494.76 | $1,178.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $494.76 | $1,178.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $494.76 | $1,178.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $97.44, median $97.44, highest $97.44.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $97.44 — 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.