Foreign body removal cost in Billings, MT
In Billings, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $222.00 to $222.00, with a median of $222.00. Across Montana, the median is $234.80 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 10120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 19, 2025 and Dec 19, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Billings, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Billings Clinic lowest Columbus, MT · (406) 322-5316 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $222.00 | $222.00 | $103.40–$215.34 | — | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus, MT · (406) 322-5316 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $392.00 | $392.00 | $266.56–$548.80 | — | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $222.00, median $222.00, highest $222.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $392.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.