Abscess drainage cost in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $44.00 to $374.44, with a median of $213.11. The lowest price is at Valley Regional Hospital (Claremont). The highest price is 8.5× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in New Hampshire, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT INCISION & DRAIN ABSCESS FAC | $44.00 | $80.00 | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough · Manchester-Nashua, NH I&D ABSCESS SIMP | $55.80 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua · Manchester-Nashua, NH HC I & D SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS-SIMPLE | $212.94 | $546.00 | — source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT INCISION AND DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $213.28 | $697.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth North Conway · North Conway, NH HC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $243.35 | $243.35 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester · Manchester-Nashua, NH Hc I&D Abscess Simple/Single | $374.44 | $1,012.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 3 | $55.80 | $212.94 |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $44.00 | $128.64 |
| North Conway, NH | 1 | $243.35 | $243.35 |
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.
Incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess in other states
- Alabama$677.00
- Alaska$414.18
- Arizona$217.00
- Arkansas$198.75
- California$473.20
- Colorado$207.41
- Connecticut$386.41
- Delaware$554.70
- Florida$706.15
- Georgia$794.82
- Hawaii$341.40
- Idaho$556.00
- Illinois$402.48
- Indiana$419.19
- Iowa$251.53
- Kansas$247.65
- Kentucky$1,741.72
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$114.67
- Maryland$307.53
- Massachusetts$425.00
- Michigan$216.75
- Minnesota$288.21
- Mississippi$69.52
- Missouri$208.65
- Montana$214.40
- Nebraska$220.15
- Nevada$342.90
- New Jersey$262.37
- New Mexico$253.53
- New York$347.80
- North Carolina$437.53
- North Dakota$244.23
- Ohio$378.98
- Oklahoma$190.45
- Oregon$311.25
- Pennsylvania$354.55
- Rhode Island$292.00
- South Carolina$323.80
- South Dakota$473.60
- Tennessee$86.48
- Texas$529.80
- Utah$329.28
- Vermont$174.13
- Virginia$431.50
- Washington$407.98
- West Virginia$225.75
- Wisconsin$306.90
- Wyoming$133.26
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.