Abscess drainage cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for incision and drainage of a simple or single skin abscess: from $45.80 to $759.13, with a median of $86.48. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City (Union City). The highest price is 16.6× 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$45.80Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City
Median$86.48half pay less
Highest$759.13in Tennessee
Lowest saves$40.68vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City lowest Union City · Union City, TN HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $45.80 | $229.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $49.98 | $238.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $49.98 | $238.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $49.98 | $238.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $54.74 | $238.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 10060-DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $57.12 | $238.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $71.38 | $247.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $84.87 | $369.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $84.87 | $369.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $86.25 | $575.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $86.25 | $575.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $86.25 | $575.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $86.25 | $575.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $86.25 | $575.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $86.25 | $575.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $86.25 | $575.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC I&D ABSCESS SIMPLE OR SINGLE | $86.25 | $575.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $86.71 | $299.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $86.71 | $299.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $86.71 | $299.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN IR ABSCESS INCSN DRNGE SPL/SGL | $106.47 | $354.90 | — source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS SIMPLE/SINGLE | $130.42 | $247.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DRAIN SKIN ABSCESS SIMPLE | $161.46 | $299.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $227.70 | $759.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $242.88 | $759.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $250.47 | $759.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN I & D ABSCESS SIMPLE | $250.47 | $759.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $284.68 | $1,294.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $284.68 | $1,294.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $284.68 | $1,294.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $284.68 | $1,294.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Drain Skin Abscess Simple | $304.48 | $1,384.00 | — source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Incision and drainage of abscess (eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); simple or single | $470.35 | $1,605.28 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY DRAINAGE OF SKIN ABSCESS | $759.13 | $3,913.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $49.98 | $284.68 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $86.25 | $86.25 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $86.25 | $86.25 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $86.71 | $106.47 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $250.47 | $250.47 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $130.42 | $130.42 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $759.13 | $759.13 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $242.88 | $242.88 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $86.25 | $86.25 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $84.87 | $84.87 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $227.70 | $227.70 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $71.38 | $71.38 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $470.35 | $470.35 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $84.87 | $84.87 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $86.71 | $86.71 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $86.71 | $86.71 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $45.80 | $45.80 |
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
- 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
- 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.