Foreign body removal cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $941.00 to $1,533.48, with a median of $1,413.74. The lowest listed price is at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — $472.74 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,294.00 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 10120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta lowest Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Removal of Foreign Body, Subcateneous; Simple | $941.00 | $941.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Removal of Foreign Body, Subcateneous; Simple | $1,056.00 | $1,056.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Removal of Foreign Body, Subcateneous; Simple | $1,056.00 | $1,056.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Removal of Foreign Body, Subcateneous; Simple | $1,056.00 | $1,056.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,294.00 | $1,294.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,294.00 | $1,294.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,294.00 | $1,294.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,294.00 | $1,294.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,294.00 | $1,294.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,294.00 | $1,294.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,294.00 | $1,294.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,294.00 | $1,294.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Fb Remove Skin Subq-Simple | $1,533.48 | $3,932.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Fb Remove Skin Subq-Simple | $1,533.48 | $3,932.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Fb Remove Skin Subq-Simple | $1,533.48 | $3,932.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Fb Remove Skin Subq-Simple | $1,533.48 | $3,932.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Fb Remove Skin Subq-Simple | $1,533.48 | $3,932.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Fb Remove Skin Subq-Simple | $1,533.48 | $3,932.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Fb Remove Skin Subq-Simple | $1,533.48 | $3,932.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Fb Remove Skin Subq-Simple | $1,533.48 | $3,932.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Fb Remove Skin Subq-Simple | $1,533.48 | $3,932.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $941.00, median $1,413.74, highest $1,533.48 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $1,533.48. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This code covers a simple removal of a foreign object such as glass, a splinter or metal from under the skin.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing.