Abscess drainage cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $40.00 to $3,501.27, with a median of $279.95. The lowest price is at Coosa Valley Medical Center (Sylacauga) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 87.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $279.95, is 17% below the US median of $335.34.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Alabama ranks 13th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 49 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 10060. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$40.00Coosa Valley Medical Center + 1 more
Median$279.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,501.27in Alabama
Lowest saves$239.95vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Medical Center lowest Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Incision & Drainage Absce Single | $40.00 | $166.00 | — source file |
| Monroe County Hospital lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL I&D OF ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $40.00 | $100.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $88.80 | $222.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL INCISION & DRAINAGE | $100.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL INCISION & DRAINAGE | $100.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL INCISION & DRAINAGE | $100.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL *I&D Abscess-Single | $111.32 | $148.42 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL INCISION & DRAINAGE | $117.78 | $453.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL I D ABCESS SIMPLE | $128.00 | $160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL ABSC I&D CUTANEOUS/SUBCUT.* | $150.00 | $250.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL I&D ABSCESS SMPL/SNGL | $168.43 | $310.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA I&D SIMPLE SINGLE | $176.45 | $352.90 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL I&D Abscess Simple/Single | $179.00 | $19,507.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $209.50 | $419.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL I&D ABSCESS; SIMPLE/SINGLE | $217.75 | $335.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $230.59 | $576.47 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL I&D SIMPLE | $241.50 | $483.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL I&D ABSCESS SGL SIMP | $248.65 | $248.65 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL DRAINAGE SKIN SUBCU | $251.25 | $502.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL DRAINAGE SKIN SUBCU | $251.25 | $502.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL ..DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS: SIMPLE | $272.00 | $272.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL ..DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS: SIMPLE | $272.00 | $272.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $279.07 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $279.07 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL US Subcutaneous Drainage | $279.95 | $509.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL I/D Abcess Simple/Single | $282.00 | $470.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL HWC-I&D ABCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $306.70 | $306.70 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Incision and Drainage of Abscess; Simple or Single | $344.07 | $800.16 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Incision and Drainage of Abscess; Simple or Single | $344.07 | $800.16 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL HWC-I&D ABCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $345.47 | $345.47 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL HWC-I&D ABCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $345.47 | $345.47 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL 10060 DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS CHARGE | $420.00 | $646.72 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL I & D | $430.68 | $506.68 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $654.24 | $7,269.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $677.00 | $677.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $677.00 | $677.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $677.00 | $677.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $677.00 | $677.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $801.00 | $801.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $801.00 | $801.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL HWC-I&D ABCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $801.00 | $801.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,333.66 | $7,409.23 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,447.18 | $8,039.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,635.53 | $10,903.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,667.49 | $13,895.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $1,697.84 | $2,234.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,901.91 | $12,679.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $2,099.05 | $2,099.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $3,501.27 | $5,001.81 | May 11, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 9 | $111.32 | $677.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $272.00 | $801.00 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $345.47 | $345.47 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $230.59 | $1,066.25 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $179.00 | $923.24 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $117.78 | $212.24 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $40.00 | $358.50 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $128.00 | $189.62 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $279.95 | $279.95 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $1,697.84 | $1,697.84 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $209.50 | $209.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $420.00 | $420.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $282.00 | $282.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $1,447.18 | $1,447.18 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $217.75 | $217.75 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $654.24 | $654.24 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $176.45 | $176.45 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $251.25 | $251.25 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $801.00 | $801.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $272.00 | $272.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $279.07 | $279.07 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $241.50 | $241.50 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $430.68 | $430.68 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $3,501.27 | $3,501.27 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $168.43 | $168.43 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $88.80 | $88.80 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $279.07 | $279.07 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What abscess drainage is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Abscess drainage explained.
Incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess in other states
- Alaska$393.12
- Arizona$415.66
- Arkansas$247.27
- California$468.00
- Colorado$349.68
- Connecticut$416.00
- Delaware$554.70
- District of Columbia$467.21, 3 hospitals
- Florida$599.60
- Georgia$601.50
- Hawaii$341.40
- Idaho$284.39
- Illinois$392.00
- Indiana$461.60
- Iowa$252.20
- Kansas$259.25
- Kentucky$293.27
- Louisiana$218.76
- Maine$172.80
- Maryland$787.61
- Massachusetts$496.00
- Michigan$273.00
- Minnesota$284.62
- Mississippi$219.13
- Missouri$282.75
- Montana$220.00
- Nebraska$290.37
- Nevada$342.90
- New Hampshire$213.11
- New Jersey$344.25
- New Mexico$376.05
- New York$404.50
- North Carolina$368.17
- North Dakota$304.50
- Ohio$387.40
- Oklahoma$260.80
- Oregon$337.23
- Pennsylvania$510.60
- Puerto Rico$315.02, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$427.80
- South Carolina$364.03
- South Dakota$460.00
- Tennessee$221.75
- Texas$431.56
- Utah$367.15
- Vermont$462.25
- Virginia$387.00
- Washington$381.19
- West Virginia$235.00
- Wisconsin$290.93
- Wyoming$324.03
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.