Abscess drainage cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $177.90 to $675.00, with a median of $387.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $209.10 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $431.50 at 37 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 Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC I & D Simple | $177.90 | $593.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC I & D Subcutaneous Abscess-Simple | $387.00 | $645.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC I & D Subcutaneous Abscess-Simple | $387.00 | $645.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC I & D Subcutaneous Abscess-Simple | $387.00 | $645.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Incision & Drainage-Simple | $466.20 | $777.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC I&D Simple | $466.20 | $777.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Incision & Drainage-Simple | $466.20 | $777.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Incision & Drainage-Simple | $466.20 | $777.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC I & D Simple | $675.00 | $1,125.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC I & D Simple | $675.00 | $1,125.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC I & D Simple | $675.00 | $1,125.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC I & D Simple | $675.00 | $1,125.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Incision & Drainage-Simple | $861.60 | $2,872.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $177.90, median $387.00, highest $675.00 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $387.00 — 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.