Foreign body removal cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $361.00 to $2,409.55, with a median of $2,409.55. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $2,048.55 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $504.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 10120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB INCIS/REM FB/SUBQ/SIMPLE | $361.00 | $722.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Removal FB Skin | $2,409.55 | $3,707.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Removal FB Skin | $2,409.55 | $3,707.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Removal FB Skin | $2,409.55 | $3,707.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Removal FB Skin | $2,409.55 | $3,707.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Removal FB Skin | $6,179.68 | $10,299.47 | $383.92–$403.12 | 40% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Removal FB Skin | $7,147.46 | $11,912.43 | $385.57–$399.06 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $361.00, median $2,409.55, highest $2,409.55 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,409.55. 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.