Abscess drainage cost in New Jersey
In New Jersey, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $119.80 to $987.16, with a median of $262.37. The lowest price is at Virtua Memorial Hospital (Mount Holly) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 8.2× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$119.80Virtua Memorial Hospital + 3 more
Median$262.37half pay less
Highest$987.16in New Jersey
Lowest saves$142.57vs the median
Hospitals in New Jersey, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Incision and Drainage Abscess - Simple / Single | $119.80 | $1,198.00 | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Incision and Drainage Abscess - Simple / Single | $119.80 | $1,198.00 | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Incision and Drainage Abscess - Simple / Single | $119.80 | $1,198.00 | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Incision and Drainage Abscess - Simple / Single | $119.80 | $1,198.00 | — source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $198.70 | $990.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $198.70 | $990.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D Abscess Smp/Sng | $217.12 | $704.00 | — source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $217.16 | $990.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $219.93 | $990.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $219.93 | $990.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $219.93 | $990.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $220.12 | $990.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $220.12 | $990.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $234.00 | $990.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $234.00 | $990.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Hc Incision & Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $237.00 | $821.86 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D Abscess Smp/Sng | $249.69 | $701.00 | — source file |
| Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SINGLE | $259.59 | $865.00 | Aug 30, 2026 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D Abscess Smp/Sng | $265.14 | $966.00 | — source file |
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ I&D Abscess Smp/Sng | $265.14 | $939.00 | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D Abscess Smp/Sng | $265.14 | $865.00 | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D Abscess Smp/Sng | $265.14 | $926.00 | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $268.89 | $685.62 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $286.50 | $2,865.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE SINGLE | $402.00 | $670.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $650.00 | $650.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $650.00 | $650.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | $826.63 | $826.63 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington · Trenton-Princeton, NJ US ABSCES DRAIN SUBCUT PR | $875.00 | $875.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton · Trenton-Princeton, NJ ABSCESS DRAINAGE SUBCUT | $875.00 | $875.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Bridgeton Bridgeton · Vineland, NJ I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $987.16 | $987.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS, SIMP | $987.16 | $987.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS, SIMP | $987.16 | $987.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $987.16 | $987.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD US ABSC DR SKIN SUBCUTAN | $987.16 | $987.16 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland · Vineland, NJ US ABSC DR SKIN SUBCUTAN | $987.16 | $987.16 | Mar 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 22 | $198.70 | $235.50 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 8 | $119.80 | $553.48 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 2 | $875.00 | $875.00 |
| Vineland, NJ | 2 | $987.16 | $987.16 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $265.14 | $265.14 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $259.59 | $259.59 |
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 Hampshire$213.11
- 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.