# Needle drainage of a cyst, abscess or blood collection in GA

Billing code `10160`. Prices for this code at 105 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/needle-drainage-of-a-cyst-abscess-or-blood-collection

HC PUNCTURE DRAINAGE OF LESION

**Where this is done matters more than which hospital:** Needle drainage of a cyst, abscess or blood collection is a procedure a doctor's office can perform, and Medicare pays about 3.9x more for it at a hospital outpatient department than in an office. Every price below is a hospital's, and excludes the doctor's separate bill. Do not quote these as the cost of the procedure without saying which setting they describe.

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 1 publish a physician fee; 40 publish a facility charge; 8 publish both, mixed together; 56 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $172 |
| Typical | $757 |
| Dearest tenth | $5,320 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 31-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | see split | $1,208 | $43 | $1,690 | $19 | $9,990 | 3,175 |
| Bacon County Hospital | ALMA | not rated | $72 | not mentioned | $72 | $145 | $70 | $380 | 18 |
| Putnam General Hospital | EATONTON | not rated | $85 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $81 | $78 | $163 | 13 |
| Jasper Memorial Hospital | MONTICELLO | not rated | $85 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $100 | $54 | $90 | 19 |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | HIAWASSEE | not rated | $110 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $104 | $46 | $177 | 18 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $127 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $282 | $34 | $621 | 57 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $129 | $129 | not mentioned | $172 | $47 | $2,016 | 36 |
| Donalsonville Hospital | DONALSONVILLE | not rated | $130 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $242 | $95 | $140 | 11 |
| Dorminy Medical Center | FITZGERALD | not rated | $136 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $77 | $116 | $525 | 25 |
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $140 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $98 | $30 | $382 | 16 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $169 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $120 | $84 | $463 | 25 |
| Burke Medical Center | WAYNESBORO | not rated | $178 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $0 | $0 | $356 | 10 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $282 | $108 | $194 | $81 | $2,120 | 56 |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $202 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $907 | $195 | $846 | 6 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $221 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $196 | $143 | $304 | 60 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | JESUP | 3/5 | $241 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $158 | $194 | $284 | 18 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $284 | $284 | not mentioned | $206 | $62 | $8,343 | 76 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $360 | $124 | $225 | $90 | $5,756 | 123 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | SWAINSBORO | 4/5 | $340 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $509 | $36 | $1,632 | 34 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $348 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $51 | $2,723 | 32 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $363 | $176 | $482 | $36 | $14,441 | 620 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $360 | $360 | not mentioned | $6,977 | $356 | $534 | 12 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $365 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $70 | $488 | 128 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $365 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $70 | $497 | 128 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $388 | $101 | $228 | $90 | $5,479 | 83 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $372 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $55 | $2,800 | 12 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $374 | $374 | not mentioned | not published | $356 | $623 | 7 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $707 | $123 | $579 | $70 | $9,744 | 119 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $389 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $363 | $195 | $545 | 10 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $390 | $390 | not mentioned | $556 | $282 | $461 | 8 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $991 | $82 | $2,226 | $50 | $4,275 | 87 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $411 | $411 | not mentioned | not published | $392 | $685 | 7 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $418 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $405 | $257 | $2,297 | 41 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $418 | $418 | not mentioned | $426 | $406 | $446 | 15 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $425 | $425 | not mentioned | $556 | $354 | $532 | 6 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $436 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $400 | $167 | $3,196 | 30 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $449 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $80 | $2,263 | 26 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $479 | $479 | not mentioned | $870 | $378 | $1,727 | 6 |
| Wills Memorial Hospital | WASHINGTON | not rated | $479 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $532 | $471 | $646 | 14 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $482 | $176 | $482 | $115 | $11,238 | 254 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $526 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,222 | $503 | $1,786 | 13 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $563 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $597 | $74 | $616 | 88 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $579 | $579 | not mentioned | $1,499 | $364 | $4,840 | 12 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $581 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $645 | $91 | $881 | 97 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $596 | $596 | not mentioned | $831 | $494 | $645 | 6 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $619 | $619 | not mentioned | $870 | $405 | $1,727 | 9 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $623 | $623 | not mentioned | $795 | $356 | $3,391 | 19 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $698 | $698 | not mentioned | $2,426 | $118 | $7,987 | 41 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $722 | $722 | not mentioned | $795 | $400 | $3,391 | 12 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $736 | $736 | not mentioned | $795 | $408 | $3,391 | 12 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $737 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,207 | $230 | $2,207 | 56 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $747 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,207 | $235 | $2,207 | 56 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $757 | $757 | not mentioned | $795 | $409 | $3,391 | 11 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $764 | $764 | not mentioned | $795 | $413 | $3,391 | 11 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $764 | $764 | not mentioned | $795 | $413 | $3,391 | 11 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $764 | $764 | not mentioned | $795 | $413 | $3,391 | 11 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $764 | $764 | not mentioned | $795 | $413 | $3,391 | 11 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $767 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $767 | $900 | 7 |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | CLAYTON | not rated | $774 | $774 | not mentioned | $480 | $247 | $912 | 6 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $791 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,162 | $220 | $3,352 | 34 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $891 | $891 | not mentioned | not published | $116 | $2,117 | 15 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $987 | $987 | not mentioned | $780 | $121 | $2,321 | 20 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $987 | $987 | not mentioned | $780 | $121 | $2,321 | 20 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $1,322 | $1,322 | not mentioned | $5,001 | $422 | $3,185 | 13 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $1,462 | $1,462 | not mentioned | $5,810 | $408 | $4,840 | 16 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | $1,958 | $1,958 | not mentioned | $736 | $57 | $1,958 | 106 |
| Optim Medical Center - Tattnall | REIDSVILLE | not rated | $2,041 | $2,041 | not mentioned | $6,977 | $2,041 | $2,041 | 1 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $2,045 | $2,045 | not mentioned | $795 | $1,126 | $3,391 | 4 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $2,076 | $2,076 | not mentioned | $5,810 | $413 | $4,840 | 18 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $2,076 | $2,076 | not mentioned | $5,810 | $408 | $4,840 | 18 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $2,076 | $2,076 | not mentioned | $5,810 | $413 | $4,840 | 18 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $2,076 | $2,076 | not mentioned | $5,810 | $408 | $4,840 | 18 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $2,076 | $2,076 | not mentioned | $5,810 | $413 | $4,840 | 18 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $2,122 | $2,122 | not mentioned | $785 | $356 | $10,045 | 9 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $2,122 | $2,122 | not mentioned | $785 | $400 | $10,045 | 9 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $2,122 | $2,122 | not mentioned | $785 | $422 | $10,045 | 9 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $2,122 | $2,122 | not mentioned | $785 | $408 | $10,045 | 9 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $2,232 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $761 | $153 | $50,000 | 242 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $2,232 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $761 | $122 | $50,000 | 231 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $2,232 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $761 | $164 | $50,000 | 233 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $2,232 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $761 | $128 | $50,000 | 242 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $2,232 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $761 | $113 | $50,000 | 235 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $2,374 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $155 | $7,512 | 209 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $2,550 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,005 | $16,800 | 133 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $2,595 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $155 | $7,512 | 195 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $2,741 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,121 | $822 | $6,011 | 19 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $2,798 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,121 | $85 | $6,364 | 24 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $2,817 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,121 | $1,141 | $6,364 | 19 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $3,633 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,005 | $7,512 | 227 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $3,795 | $3,795 | not mentioned | $922 | $2,288 | $5,302 | 2 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $4,147 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,121 | $1,023 | $6,011 | 20 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $4,289 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,005 | $7,512 | 166 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $4,705 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $1,694 | $8,255 | 18 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $5,045 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $976 | $7,521 | 19 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $5,503 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $627 | $8,255 | 17 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $5,503 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $844 | $8,255 | 17 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $5,618 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $1,104 | $6,879 | 18 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $5,861 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $996 | $7,796 | 17 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $5,962 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $1,080 | $8,255 | 19 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $6,008 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $896 | $7,796 | 17 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $6,008 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $823 | $8,255 | 17 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $6,122 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $1,047 | $7,796 | 18 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $6,122 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $778 | $7,796 | 18 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $6,122 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $864 | $8,530 | 18 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $6,122 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,752 | $845 | $7,796 | 18 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 46 of the 91 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 45 it is higher.

6 of these 105 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Jeff Davis Hospital, Donalsonville Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

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Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.