Abscess incision and drainage cost in Texas

Prices at 205 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $406 — about the US median ($411), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $80 $3,986 108 min
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $83 $276 ★ 4/5 174 min
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $85 $265 ★ 3/5 240 min
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $90 $461 ★ 2/5 215 min
Carrus Behavioral Hospital Sherman, TX $105
Burleson St Joseph Health Center Caldwell, TX $118 $265 80 min
Madison St Joseph Health Center Madisonville, TX $118 $235 108 min
Grimes St Joseph Health Center Navasota, TX $118 $363 92 min
Medical City Lewisville Lewisville, TX $132 $1,454 ★ 3/5 122 min
Tyler County Hospital Woodville, TX $152 $135 144 min
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $158 $272
Coryell Memorial Hospital Gatesville, TX $170 $278 137 min
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $171 $123 130 min
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $171 $109 116 min
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $174 $370 ★ 2/5 174 min
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX $175 $191 ★ 2/5 156 min
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $180 $327 ★ 4/5 117 min
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Sweetwater, TX $193 $238 87 min
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $200 $211 ★ 5/5 133 min
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $200 $212 ★ 4/5 152 min
Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital Throckmorton, TX $200 $171
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $205 $173 129 min
University Health System San Antonio, TX $205 $372 ★ 3/5 366 min
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $205 $372 ★ 2/5 189 min
North Runnels Hospital Winters, TX $210 $176 93 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 September 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)
$792
Cash / self-pay
$406
Insurer-negotiated
$358
Medicare pays
$174
$174$932
Median cash $406  ·  Medicare $174  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $406 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($174). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($349).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $792 list price could save about $386 (49%).

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