Abscess drainage cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $292.00 to $664.00, with a median of $529.02. The lowest listed price is at The Miriam Hospital and 1 other hospital — $237.02 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $292.00 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Miriam Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC PR I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $292.00 | $292.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $292.00 | $292.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $529.02 | $529.02 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $625.53 | $625.53 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $664.00 | $664.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $664.00 | $664.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $664.00 | $664.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $292.00, median $529.02, highest $664.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $427.80 — 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.