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Draining a skin abscess in California

CPT 10060 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $366 to $1,259 at the 15 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

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$886typical cash price
$1,412typical commercial insurer rate
$366–$1.3kcash price range, 8 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$366
University of California Davis Medical Center
$615
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$714
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
$714
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
$1,057
Grossmont Hospital
$1,122
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$1,122
Stanford Health Care
$1,259

California typical cash price: $886

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$728$366$5,634$607–$10,272 · 15 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$1,538$615$797$112–$16,400 · 29 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$2,856$714$1,412$328–$1,724 · 78 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla$2,856$714$1,412$328–$1,724 · 78 plans
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton$2,643$1,057$1,781$485–$4,576 · 7 plans
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa$1,496$1,122$797$233–$1,144 · 22 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$1,496$1,122$913$79–$1,047 · 14 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$3,148$1,259$14,267$8,269–$14,983 · 5 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose––$3,291$47–$7,083 · 18 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$1,572$1,159–$7,808 · 7 plans
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks––$6,240$47–$7,693 · 16 plans
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles––$346$256–$649 · 8 plans
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood––$212$3–$551 · 18 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$419$381–$4,368 · 6 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$419$381–$4,368 · 6 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does draining a skin abscess cost at a hospital in California?

At 8 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for draining a skin abscess is $886, and most charge between $540 and $1,163. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,412. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for draining a skin abscess?

At 6 of the 8 hospitals in California that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for draining a skin abscess?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $366 at Mercy Medical Center Redding. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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