Abscess drainage cost in New York
In New York, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $65.78 to $1,205.81, with a median of $347.80. The lowest price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital (Westfield). The highest price is 18.3× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$65.78Westfield Memorial Hospital
Median$347.80half pay less
Highest$1,205.81in New York
Lowest saves$282.02vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital lowest Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $65.78 | $299.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $76.44 | $382.20 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY ID SIMPLE ABSCESS | $91.80 | $153.00 | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $100.80 | $504.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $108.95 | $155.64 | — source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $118.19 | $590.94 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $118.19 | $590.94 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $118.19 | $590.94 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $120.45 | $202.00 | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $124.16 | $444.40 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single (Pro) | $151.00 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $158.00 | $316.00 | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $160.11 | $268.50 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl Tech | $167.73 | $209.66 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl Tech | $167.73 | $209.66 | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $180.08 | $302.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $204.98 | $288.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $204.98 | $295.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $204.98 | $290.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS; SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $235.13 | $588.74 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS; SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $235.13 | $588.74 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS; SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $235.13 | $588.74 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY I&d abscess simple/single | $238.15 | — | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY PR Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $239.00 | $239.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $254.00 | $254.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY HC - INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $294.00 | $294.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INCISION/DRAINAGE OF ABCESS, SIMPLE/SINGLE | $310.00 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $321.00 | $321.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $321.00 | $321.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY CH DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS_ | $324.00 | $324.00 | — source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC I_D OF ABSCESS_ SIMPLE_ SINGLE | $333.88 | $513.66 | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $345.80 | $494.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC I_D OF ABSCESS_ SIMPLE_ SINGLE | $349.80 | $538.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC I_D OF ABSCESS SIMPLE_SINGLE | $384.21 | $591.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC I_D OF ABSCESS SIMPLE_SINGLE | $384.21 | $591.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC I_D OF ABSCESS_ SIMPLE_ SINGLE | $398.39 | $612.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC I_D OF ABSCESS_ SIMPLE_ SINGLE | $444.52 | $683.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC I_D OF ABSCESS_ SIMPLE_ SINGLE | $457.16 | $703.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $463.00 | $463.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $463.00 | $463.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $492.32 | $492.32 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $492.32 | $492.32 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $492.32 | $492.32 | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC I_D OF ABSCESS SIMPLE_SINGLE | $597.34 | $746.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $603.37 | $603.37 | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $642.00 | $642.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · 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 West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $650.00 | $650.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $707.87 | $707.87 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D Absc Smpl/1 - 10060 | $742.50 | $825.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D Absc Smpl/1 - 10060 | $742.50 | $825.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $742.50 | $825.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D Absc Smpl/1 - 10060 | $742.50 | $825.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $742.50 | $825.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D ABSC; SMPL OR SGL | $746.24 | $829.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY I+D Abscess | $798.25 | $798.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $799.00 | $940.00 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $908.24 | $908.24 | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $954.00 | $753.10 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,130.00 | $1,130.00 | — source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 28 | $124.16 | $678.94 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $151.00 | $311.18 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $108.95 | $492.32 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $118.19 | $160.11 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $333.88 | $349.80 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $321.00 | $321.00 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $118.19 | $118.19 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $65.78 | $78.79 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $239.00 | $281.50 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $457.16 | $457.16 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $167.73 | $167.73 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $294.00 | $294.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $76.44 | $76.44 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $642.00 | $642.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $100.80 | $100.80 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $254.00 | $254.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $120.45 | $120.45 |
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 Jersey$262.37
- New Mexico$253.53
- 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.