Abscess drainage (simple) cost in Bronx, NY

Prices at 6 hospitals in Bronx, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $235 — 31% below the US median ($338), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $235 $399 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $235 $422 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $235 $394 ★ 4/5 — —
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $477 $310 ★ 1/5 186 min —
Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY $533 $2,802 ★ 3/5 193 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$673
Cash / self-pay
$235
Insurer-negotiated
$397
Medicare pays
$129
$235$511
Median cash $235  ·  Medicare $129  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
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Typical cash price here is $235 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($129). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($257).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $673 list price could save about $438 (65%).

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Doctors who perform this in Bronx

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

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