Abscess drainage cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $256.00 to $1,412.00, with a median of $468.00. The lowest listed price is at Montclair Hospital Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $212.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $473.20 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Incision & Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $256.00 | $1,337.44 | $60.88–$1,337.44 | 81% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 I&D ABSC SMP | $256.00 | $1,138.95 | $60.88–$1,138.95 | 78% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Incision & Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $256.00 | $1,337.44 | $60.88–$1,337.44 | 81% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $256.00 | $953.75 | $60.88–$1,138.95 | 73% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $354.15 | $787.00 | $142.45–$9,616.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 10060-I&D Abscess/Cyst/Hematoma Simple | $464.28 | $619.04 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $468.00 | $900.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $468.00 | $900.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $468.00 | $900.00 | $197.00–$586.00 | 48% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $694.08 | $1,446.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $694.08 | $1,446.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $694.08 | $1,446.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $778.05 | $1,729.00 | $71.30–$32,312.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $1,052.55 | $2,339.00 | $73.00–$27,467.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC I & D Abscess Simple | $1,150.24 | $1,150.24 | $109.05–$1,150.24 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC I & D Abscess Simple | $1,150.24 | $1,150.24 | $109.05–$1,150.24 | — | — source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $1,412.00 | $1,621.00 | $60.88–$3,100.00 | 13% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $256.00, median $468.00, highest $1,412.00 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $581.04. 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 10 of 11 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.
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.