Abscess drainage cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $72.76 to $2,075.54, with a median of $368.17. The lowest price is at Northern Regional Hospital (Mount Airy). The highest price is 28.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $368.17, is 10% above the US median of $335.34.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- North Carolina ranks 29th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 56 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$72.76Northern Regional Hospital
Median$368.17half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,075.54in North Carolina
Lowest saves$295.41vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Regional Hospital lowest Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Drain Skin Abscess PCP -Prof | $72.76 | $107.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $94.77 | $351.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $94.77 | $351.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $94.77 | $351.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $130.50 | $261.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $138.00 | $276.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $139.50 | $279.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ID ABSCESS SINGLE/SIMPLE | $189.54 | $702.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC I and D Absc; Smpl or Sgl-ED | $197.68 | $353.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $198.00 | $396.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $225.00 | $1,125.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC I&D Absc Smpl/Sngl | $225.99 | $837.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta · Sparta, NC HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $278.50 | $557.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC 10060 I & D Abcess Simple/Single | $282.76 | $403.93 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Wound Care Drainage of Skin Abscess | $285.76 | $752.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Drainage of Skin Abscess | $285.76 | $752.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC I&D Simple Skin Abscess | $291.90 | $417.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $314.40 | $524.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $314.40 | $524.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital one side Raeford · Fayetteville, NC SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $314.40 | $524.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center one side Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $314.40 | $524.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC SIMPLE OR SINGLE DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $314.40 | $524.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $317.50 | $635.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Incision and drainage of abscess (eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); simple or single | $321.60 | $804.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $330.50 | $661.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Incision and drainage of abscess (eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); simple or single | $335.84 | $839.60 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC I and D Absc; Smpl or Sgl | $353.36 | $631.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Incision & Drainage Abscess Simple/Single | $364.50 | $729.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC I and D Absc; Smpl or Sgl | $371.84 | $664.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $385.50 | $771.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC I and D Absc; Smpl or Sgl-ED | $398.72 | $712.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $456.00 | $912.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $456.00 | $912.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $456.00 | $912.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $456.00 | $912.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $456.00 | $912.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $456.00 | $912.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $456.00 | $912.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $456.00 | $912.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $456.00 | $912.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $456.00 | $912.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Incision and drainage of abscess (eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); simple or single | $471.73 | $1,179.32 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC I and D Absc; Smpl or Sgl | $561.80 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC I and D Absc; Smpl or Sgl | $561.80 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC I and D Absc; Smpl or Sgl-ED | $583.52 | $1,042.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC I and D Absc; Smpl or Sgl-ED | $651.28 | $1,163.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC I and D Absc; Smpl or Sgl-ED | $686.00 | $1,225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Incision and drainage of abscess (eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); simple or single | $687.60 | $1,719.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $701.00 | $701.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG I/D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $766.00 | $766.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG I/D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $766.00 | $766.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG I/D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $766.00 | $766.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Transylvania Regional Hospital Brevard · Brevard, NC Incision and drainage of abscess (eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); simple or single | $818.28 | $818.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC I&D ABSCESS SIMP OR SGL | $819.80 | $819.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $1,854.08 | $4,635.20 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $2,075.54 | $2,075.54 | Apr 1, 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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $189.54 | $456.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $314.40 | $314.40 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $94.77 | $285.76 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $130.50 | $138.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $701.00 | $760.40 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $94.77 | $391.18 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $72.76 | $201.63 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $651.28 | $651.28 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $225.00 | $225.00 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $456.00 | $456.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $314.40 | $314.40 |
| Brevard, NC | 1 | $818.28 | $818.28 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $2,075.54 | $2,075.54 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $94.77 | $94.77 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $398.72 | $398.72 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $314.40 | $314.40 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $364.50 | $364.50 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $471.73 | $471.73 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $385.50 | $385.50 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $561.80 | $561.80 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $1,854.08 | $1,854.08 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $686.00 | $686.00 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $197.68 | $197.68 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $198.00 | $198.00 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $291.90 | $291.90 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $317.50 | $317.50 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $353.36 | $353.36 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $583.52 | $583.52 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $278.50 | $278.50 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $335.84 | $335.84 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $456.00 | $456.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $282.76 | $282.76 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $371.84 | $371.84 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $561.80 | $561.80 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $321.60 | $321.60 |
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
- Louisiana$218.76
- 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 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.