Abscess drainage cost in New York

In New York, 113 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $65.41 to $6,264.01, with a median of $404.50. The lowest price is at Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial (Oneonta) and 4 other hospitals. The highest price is 95.8× the lowest.

• The median here, $404.50, is 21% above the US median of $335.34.
• That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
• New York ranks 36th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 39 of 113 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

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 11, 2026. See them on a map