Abscess drainage cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $33.00 to $22,351.37, with a median of $218.76. The lowest price is at Sabine Medical Center (Many). The highest price is 677.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $218.76, is 35% below the US median of $335.34.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Louisiana ranks 3rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 61 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$33.00Sabine Medical Center
Median$218.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$185.76vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Medical Center lowest Many · Many, LA I&D ABSCESS,CYST SIMPLE-FAC | $33.00 | $110.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA INCISION AND DRAINAGE | $59.55 | $198.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA I&D ABSCESS,CYST SIMPLE-FAC | $76.95 | $256.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA I&D ABSCESS-SIMPLE | $79.20 | $132.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $87.92 | $314.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Drainage of Abscess Simple | $90.24 | $564.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Drainage of Abscess Simple | $92.64 | $579.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $95.58 | $354.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $104.19 | $453.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $109.15 | $474.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA I AND D PARONYCHIA | $114.54 | $229.07 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA 10060 Drain Skin Abscess, Simple/Single Charge-Clinic | $118.80 | $198.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $125.12 | $368.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $127.37 | $271.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $128.40 | $428.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Drainage of Abscess Simple | $137.50 | $625.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Richard Medical Center Bayville · Monroe, LA INC & DRAIN OF ABSCESS | $150.00 | $200.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA INCISION & DRAINAGE-ABSCESS/CYST SIMPLE | $150.00 | $150.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $160.00 | $500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA INC AND DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGL | $164.11 | $482.67 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Drainage of Abscess Simple | $171.36 | $1,224.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $171.60 | $780.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $173.60 | $248.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $182.52 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA I&D ABCESS SINGLE/SIMPLE | $185.50 | $371.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $186.60 | $933.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $188.76 | $726.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $200.97 | $957.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA I&D ABSC; SMPL OR SGL | $201.60 | $504.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $217.80 | $726.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $218.76 | $364.60 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $234.00 | $360.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $234.26 | $901.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $237.12 | $741.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 10060 - I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $239.44 | $9,344.56 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA PR DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $246.84 | $561.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA 10060 INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE TechFee | $248.00 | $248.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $252.28 | $901.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $253.47 | $362.10 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Drainage of Abscess Simple | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Drainage of Abscess Simple | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Drainage of Abscess Simple | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Drainage of Abscess Simple | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Drainage of Abscess Simple | $268.38 | $994.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC INCISION & DRAINAGE SINGLE | $276.30 | $614.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA INCISION & DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS | $280.80 | $468.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Incision and drainage of abscess; simple or single and complex or multiple | $283.80 | $473.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA I&D Abscess, Simple | $298.40 | $373.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 10060 I&D ABSCESS,SIMPLE/SINGLE | $336.18 | $1,293.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC INCISION DRAINAGE SINGLE | $366.45 | $495.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA I & D Abscess Simple | $388.90 | $1,413.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA I&D ABSCESS,CYST SIMPLE-FAC | $473.00 | $860.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CLIN FAC I&D OF ABCESS SIMPLE | $486.60 | $811.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA I & D ABSCESS-SIMP/SING | $505.00 | $505.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA OBS-INCISION & DRAINAGE OF ABCESS-SIMPL | $515.00 | $515.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA INCISION AND DRAINAGE ABCESS | $583.00 | $583.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 10060-I&D Abscess/Cyst/Hematoma Simple | $588.00 | $735.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Abscess Drainage | $635.50 | $1,271.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA I & D ABSCESSES, SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $715.31 | $953.75 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA I & D ABSCESS | $2,166.25 | $3,125.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $87.92 | $171.36 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $104.19 | $200.97 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $150.00 | $237.12 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 5 | $127.37 | $366.45 |
| Monroe, LA | 5 | $109.15 | $182.52 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $234.26 | $252.28 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $218.76 | $303.83 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $125.12 | $204.46 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $59.55 | $111.83 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $201.60 | $353.30 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $239.44 | $248.87 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $336.18 | $336.18 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $583.00 | $583.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $79.20 | $79.20 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $248.00 | $248.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $280.80 | $280.80 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $76.95 | $76.95 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $173.60 | $173.60 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $588.00 | $588.00 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $635.50 | $635.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $473.00 | $473.00 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $114.54 | $114.54 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $118.80 | $118.80 |
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
- Georgia$601.50
- Hawaii$341.40
- Idaho$284.39
- Illinois$392.00
- Indiana$461.60
- Iowa$252.20
- Kansas$259.25
- Kentucky$293.27
- 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.