Abscess drainage cost in Santa Rosa, CA
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $259.59 to $996.80, with a median of $628.32. The lowest listed price is at Healdsburg Hospital — $368.73 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $473.20 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healdsburg Hospital lowest Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PR 10060 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $259.59 | $509.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PR 10060 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE CDM | $287.64 | $564.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $363.63 | $713.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $363.63 | $713.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $363.63 | $713.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $405.45 | $795.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC UC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE CDM | $431.46 | $846.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $544.68 | $1,068.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC ED DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE CDM | $851.19 | $1,669.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $996.80 | $1,780.00 | $240.00–$752.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $259.59, median $628.32, highest $996.80 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $628.32. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.