# CPT 10061: Incision and drainage of abscess, complicated

Medicare CPT 10061 pays $220.11 in a non-facility setting and $173.35 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $196.54 in Arkansas to $263.48 in Alaska, a 34% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10061-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $220.11 |
| National facility | $173.35 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $263.48 | $213.68 |
| District of Columbia | $248.68 | $193.59 |
| New York | $242.80 | $190.64 |
| California | $241.62 | $186.29 |
| New Jersey | $241.42 | $188.77 |
| Washington | $238.40 | $185.09 |
| Massachusetts | $236.63 | $184.09 |
| Connecticut | $233.98 | $183.61 |
| Hawaii | $233.18 | $180.01 |
| Florida | $230.98 | $184.06 |
| Maryland | $227.50 | $178.75 |
| Colorado | $226.93 | $177.17 |
| Illinois | $226.07 | $180.89 |
| Rhode Island | $224.70 | $176.40 |
| Oregon | $224.62 | $175.36 |
| New Hampshire | $224.03 | $175.36 |
| Puerto Rico | $221.37 | $174.09 |
| Virgin Islands | $221.37 | $174.09 |
| Montana | $220.09 | $173.33 |
| Pennsylvania | $218.95 | $173.14 |
| Nevada | $218.40 | $171.59 |
| Delaware | $217.85 | $171.65 |
| Texas | $217.76 | $171.73 |
| Wyoming | $217.25 | $170.48 |
| Michigan | $216.72 | $172.81 |
| Georgia | $216.46 | $171.85 |
| Minnesota | $216.10 | $167.98 |
| Virginia | $214.67 | $168.71 |
| Arizona | $214.52 | $169.21 |
| North Dakota | $213.56 | $166.80 |
| Vermont | $213.37 | $167.08 |
| South Dakota | $212.79 | $166.03 |
| New Mexico | $211.60 | $168.72 |
| Utah | $211.23 | $167.28 |
| Maine | $210.24 | $165.56 |
| Louisiana | $209.38 | $166.69 |
| Missouri | $209.30 | $166.38 |
| Ohio | $208.95 | $166.26 |
| South Carolina | $208.63 | $165.43 |
| West Virginia | $207.93 | $167.29 |
| North Carolina | $207.47 | $163.84 |
| Wisconsin | $207.06 | $162.26 |
| Indiana | $205.01 | $161.66 |
| Kentucky | $204.83 | $163.26 |
| Idaho | $203.96 | $160.94 |
| Oklahoma | $203.82 | $162.07 |
| Nebraska | $203.30 | $160.14 |
| Tennessee | $203.25 | $160.74 |
| Iowa | $202.48 | $159.69 |
| Kansas | $202.24 | $159.96 |
| Mississippi | $199.27 | $159.01 |
| Alabama | $199.17 | $158.25 |
| Arkansas | $196.54 | $156.37 |

## Related codes

- 10060: Incision and drainage of abscess, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10060-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10120: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10120-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10121: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, complicated — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10121-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11000: Debridement of extensive eczematous or infected skin, first 10% of body surface — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11042: Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11042-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11043: Debridement, muscle and/or fascia, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11043-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11044: Debridement, bone, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11044-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11100: Biopsy of skin, single lesion — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11100-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 10061 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules