How much does incision & drainage of abscess cost in California?
CPT 10060 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
10060 Incision & drainage of abscess
Ask to pay
$397
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$559
Medicare $199
Ask $397
$57 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $6,240
What Medicare paysⓘ
$199
Typical price near you
$559
Cash / self-pay price
$704
Prices near you — 90 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) lowest | Hospital | $57cash | 0.3× | — |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $57cash | 0.3× | — |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) | Hospital | $62cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $63cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $73cash | 0.4× | — |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $74cash | 0.4× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $105negotiated | 0.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $105negotiated | 0.5× | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $128cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $143cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $157cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $172cash | 0.9× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $179cash | 0.9× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $189cash | 1.0× | — |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $245cash | 1.2× | — |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $250cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $252negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $252negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) | Hospital | $256cash | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $266cash | 1.3× | — |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $275negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $276cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $278negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $291negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $347cash | 1.7× | — |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $352cash | 1.8× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $354cash | 1.8× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $367cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $374negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $374negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $374negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $374negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $388cash | 2.0× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $395cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $396cash | 2.0× | — |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $405cash | 2.0× | — |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $407cash | 2.0× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $468cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $468cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $468cash | 2.4× | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $497cash | 2.5× | — |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $559cash | 2.8× | — |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $559cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $571cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $602cash | 3.0× | — |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $615cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $694cash | 3.5× | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $714cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $714cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $714cash | 3.6× | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $714cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $714cash | 3.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $968cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $970cash | 4.9× | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $970cash | 4.9× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $997cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $997cash | 5.0× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $997cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,016cash | 5.1× | ★★★★★ |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $1,040cash | 5.2× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $1,053cash | 5.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $1,057cash | 5.3× | — |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $1,066negotiated | 5.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $1,122cash | 5.6× | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,122cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $1,122cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) | Hospital | $1,150cash | 5.8× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) | Hospital | $1,164negotiated | 5.9× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $1,259cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $1,268cash | 6.4× | — |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $1,268cash | 6.4× | — |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $1,268cash | 6.4× | — |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $1,268cash | 6.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $1,268cash | 6.4× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $1,268cash | 6.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville) | Hospital | $1,268cash | 6.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $1,268cash | 6.4× | — |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,416cash | 7.1× | — |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $1,434negotiated | 7.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $1,449cash | 7.3× | — |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $1,554cash | 7.8× | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,584cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $1,960negotiated | 9.9× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) | Hospital | $2,215negotiated | 11.1× | — |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $2,278cash | 11.5× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) gross charge | Hospital | $3,230cash | 16.3× | — |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) gross charge | Hospital | $3,230cash | 16.3× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) gross charge | Hospital | $3,230cash | 16.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $3,498negotiated | 17.6× | — |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) gross charge | Hospital | $6,240negotiated | 31.4× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 5 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 10060 (Incision & drainage of abscess), Medicare's benchmark rate is $198.70. A fair self-pay target for this line is $397.40. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 10060 is $704.05, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $277.24–$1,187.91. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 10060 cost in California?
For incision & drainage of abscess (CPT 10060) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $559, with hospitals ranging from $277 to $1,188 across 90 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $199, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does incision & drainage of abscess cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for incision & drainage of abscess (CPT 10060) in California is around $559, with hospital prices ranging from $277 to $1,188 across 90 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 10060?
Medicare pays about $199 for incision & drainage of abscess (CPT 10060). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of incision & drainage of abscess?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.