Abscess drainage (simple) Cost in Louisville, KY

Prices at 3 hospitals in Louisville, KY, from their machine-readable files.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit

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.

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Chargemaster (list price)

$992

Insurer-negotiated

$196

Medicare pays

$129

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Doctors who perform this in Louisville

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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Stephen Smith, M.D.	Dermatology	Louisville, KY	82
Logan Turner, M.D.	Dermatology	Louisville, KY	80
Lee Goldstein, DPM	Podiatry	Louisville, KY	21
Bradford Unroe, DPM	Podiatry	Louisville, KY	17
Ann Pinski, D.P.M.	Podiatry	Louisville, KY	14
Ryan Lemmenes, DPM	Podiatry	Louisville, KY	13
Margaret Kilgore, APRN, DNP	Nurse Practitioner	Louisville, KY	12
Susan Elrod, APRN	Nurse Practitioner	Louisville, KY	12
Clint Tucker, MD	Dermatology	Louisville, KY	11

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