Abscess drainage cost in Syracuse, NY — inpatient
In Syracuse, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess as an inpatient: from $199.00 to $324.00, with a median of $261.50. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Health Center — $62.50 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $347.80 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 10060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Syracuse, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center lowest Syracuse, NY · (315) 448-5111 PR Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $199.00 | $199.00 | $21.84–$151.10 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 CH DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS_ | $324.00 | $324.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 10060 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE_01 | $340.00 | $340.00 | — | — | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY · (315) 448-5111 HC Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $458.90 | $706.00 | $211.80–$1,834.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 CH INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $588.00 | $588.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $199.00, median $261.50, highest $324.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $281.50 — 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 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.