Abscess drainage cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 85 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $81.07 to $1,688.51, with a median of $601.50. The lowest price is at Bleckley Memorial Hospital (Cochran). The highest price is 20.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $601.50, is 79% above the US median of $335.34.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Georgia ranks 49th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 85 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$81.07Bleckley Memorial Hospital
Median$601.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,688.51in Georgia
Lowest saves$520.43vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bleckley Memorial Hospital lowest Cochran · Cochran, GA INCISION & DRAINAGE OF ABCESS-SIMPLE | $81.07 | $213.33 | Dec 12, 2025 source file |
| Jefferson Hospital Louisville · Louisville, GA INCISION & DRAINAGE SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $81.25 | $162.50 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA I&D SINGLE OR SIMPLE | $88.20 | $126.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee · Hiawassee, GA 10060 Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $103.95 | $207.90 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $120.50 | $241.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville · Sandersville, GA I&D ABCESS | $121.50 | $243.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton · Clayton, GA ER I&D OF ABSCESS SIMPLE | $122.40 | $306.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Mitchell Camilla · Camilla, GA Incision & drainage abscess simple/single | $130.20 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA Incision & drainage abscess simple/single | $130.20 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwell Medical Center Adel · Adel, GA Drain Skin Abscess,Simple/Sngl 10060 | $142.00 | $284.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Elbert Memorial Hospital Elberton · Elberton, GA INCISION & DRAINAGE | $162.40 | $406.00 | Dec 6, 2025 source file |
| Union General Hospital Blairsville · Blairsville, GA 10060 Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $174.50 | $349.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa · Toccoa, GA I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $184.50 | $307.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $186.00 | $372.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Candler Hospital Savannah · Savannah, GA I & D Simple | $188.70 | $629.00 | Jul 1, 2025 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah · Savannah, GA I & D Simple | $188.70 | $629.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Incision & Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $200.00 | $1,462.91 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC I&D ABSC SIMPL OR SGL | $205.72 | $695.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $215.00 | $430.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Appling Healthcare Baxley · Baxley, GA ABCESS DRAINAGE,SIMPLE | $225.00 | $300.00 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA I&D ABCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE 10060 | $242.00 | $484.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Flint River Community Hospital Montezuma · Montezuma, GA I&D ABSCESS | $243.00 | $324.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D ABSC SMPL/SNGL | $249.50 | $499.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Wills Memorial Hospital Washington · Washington, GA 10060 Incision & Drainage Abscess (Simple) | $267.40 | $382.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA I&D SUBQ ABSCESS SIMPLE | $298.35 | $351.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $348.75 | $465.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA I&D ABSC; SMPL OR SGL | $367.00 | $367.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Brooks Quitman · Valdosta, GA INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS; SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $375.00 | $625.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady General Hospital Cairo · Thomasville, GA INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS; SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $375.00 | $625.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $379.60 | $584.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $394.40 | $986.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $394.40 | $986.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $394.40 | $986.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $453.60 | $1,134.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $483.00 | $966.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele · Cordele, GA I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $483.55 | $509.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $486.50 | $973.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Tech Incise Drain S Ms 10060 | $488.00 | $488.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Tech Incise Drain S Ms 10060 | $488.00 | $488.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Incision and Drainage, Skin Abscess | $551.00 | $551.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Incision and Drainage, Furuncle | $551.00 | $551.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Incision and Drainage, Skin Abscess | $551.00 | $551.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $601.50 | $802.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus Lakeland · Valdosta, GA I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $601.50 | $802.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $644.70 | $2,149.01 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $644.70 | $2,149.01 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $644.70 | $2,149.01 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $644.70 | $2,149.01 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc I And D Abscess-Simple Or Sing | $794.82 | $2,038.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $836.19 | $2,787.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA HC Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $1,095.25 | $1,685.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $1,152.70 | $1,152.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Murray Chatsworth · Dalton, GA HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $1,152.70 | $1,152.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $1,421.86 | $1,421.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess - Simple Or Single | $1,547.00 | $1,547.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess - Simple Or Single | $1,547.00 | $1,547.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess - Simple Or Single | $1,547.00 | $1,547.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess - Simple Or Single | $1,547.00 | $1,547.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess - Simple Or Single | $1,547.00 | $1,547.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess - Simple Or Single | $1,547.00 | $1,547.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Incision And Drainage Of Abscess - Simple Or Single | $1,547.00 | $1,547.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Incision and Drainage, Skin Abscess | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,688.51 | $6,253.73 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 36 | $200.00 | $815.50 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 3 | $644.70 | $644.70 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 3 | $483.00 | $836.19 |
| Valdosta, GA | 3 | $375.00 | $601.50 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $120.50 | $488.00 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $379.60 | $607.90 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $644.70 | $644.70 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $215.00 | $818.43 |
| Savannah, GA | 2 | $188.70 | $188.70 |
| Thomasville, GA | 2 | $130.20 | $252.60 |
| Adel, GA | 1 | $142.00 | $142.00 |
| Baxley, GA | 1 | $225.00 | $225.00 |
| Blairsville, GA | 1 | $174.50 | $174.50 |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $88.20 | $88.20 |
| Camilla, GA | 1 | $130.20 | $130.20 |
| Clayton, GA | 1 | $122.40 | $122.40 |
| Cochran, GA | 1 | $81.07 | $81.07 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $1,152.70 | $1,152.70 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $186.00 | $186.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $205.72 | $205.72 |
| Cordele, GA | 1 | $483.55 | $483.55 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $298.35 | $298.35 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $1,152.70 | $1,152.70 |
| Elberton, GA | 1 | $162.40 | $162.40 |
| Hiawassee, GA | 1 | $103.95 | $103.95 |
| Lavonia, GA | 1 | $1,095.25 | $1,095.25 |
| Louisville, GA | 1 | $81.25 | $81.25 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $794.82 | $794.82 |
| Montezuma, GA | 1 | $243.00 | $243.00 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $486.50 | $486.50 |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $367.00 | $367.00 |
| Nashville, GA | 1 | $348.75 | $348.75 |
| Sandersville, GA | 1 | $121.50 | $121.50 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $1,688.51 | $1,688.51 |
| Tifton, GA | 1 | $242.00 | $242.00 |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $184.50 | $184.50 |
| Washington, GA | 1 | $267.40 | $267.40 |
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
- Alabama$279.95
- 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
- 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.