Abscess drainage cost in Hope, AR
In Hope, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $238.44 to $238.44, with a median of $238.44. Across Arkansas, the median is $188.05 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 10060, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 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 Hope, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center lowest Hope, AR · (870) 722-3800 INCISION & DRAINAGE - SIMPLE | $238.44 | $596.10 | $596.10–$238.44 | 60% | — source file |
| Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center lowest Hope, AR · (870) 722-3800 I & D ABSCESS, SIMPLE / SINGLE 10060 | $238.44 | $596.10 | $596.10–$238.44 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $238.44, median $238.44, highest $238.44.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $238.44. 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 and 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.