Abscess drainage cost in Reading, PA — inpatient
In Reading, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $336.05 to $336.05, with a median of $336.05. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $354.55 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 10060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Reading, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 I&D ABSCESS;SIMPLE/SINGLE | $336.05 | $1,292.00 | $173.45–$1,109.09 | 74% | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 10060 I & D BY MD SIMPLE ABCESS | $336.05 | $1,292.00 | $173.45–$1,109.09 | 74% | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 10060 I&D Abscess Cyst Simp Single | $336.05 | $1,292.00 | $173.45–$1,109.09 | 74% | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 WOCN I & D By Md Simple Abcess | $336.05 | $1,292.00 | $173.45–$1,109.09 | 74% | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 WOCN I&D PARING BIOPSY -> WOCN I&D PARING BIOPSY -> 10060 I & D BY MD SIMPLE ABCESS | $336.05 | $1,292.00 | $173.45–$1,109.09 | 74% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $336.05, median $336.05, highest $336.05.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $336.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.