Foreign body removal cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 59 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $112.50 to $2,586.00, with a median of $482.50. The lowest listed price is at Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook and 3 other hospitals — $370.00 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $482.50 at 110 hospitals.
- The median here, $482.50, is about the same as the US median of $484.50.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- 10 of 59 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 59 facilities across 43 cities for code 10120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$112.50Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook + 3 more
Median$482.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,586.00in this market
Difference23.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $112.50Highest $4,628.01
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook lowest Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.50 | $450.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange lowest La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.50 | $450.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale lowest Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.50 | $450.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks lowest Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $112.50 | $450.00 | — | 75% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $119.34 | $496.00 | $62.00–$510.88 | 76% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Incision & Removal FB Sq;Simple File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $138.24 | $512.00 | $92.00–$860.19 | 73% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $149.06 | $532.35 | $175.68–$558.97 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.10 | $273.00 | $73.93–$218.40 | 30% |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 995-3000 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $207.21 | $950.00 | $207.21–$1,045.00 | 78% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Incis/Rem Foreign Body Sq Tiss+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $215.08 | $1,132.00 | $171.71–$2,252.00 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Incis/Rem Forgn Bdy Sq Tiss+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $215.08 | $1,132.00 | $71.63–$1,567.82 | 81% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Foreign Body Removal; Simple File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $222.65 | $863.00 | $863.00 | 74% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Remove Foreign Body Simple File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $236.60 | $364.00 | $49.14–$198.74 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Remove Foreign Body Simple File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $236.60 | $364.00 | $49.14–$198.74 | 35% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Incision & Removal FB Sq;Simple File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $253.26 | $1,189.00 | $92.00–$891.75 | 79% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Incis/Rem Foreign Body Sq Tiss+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $260.36 | $1,132.00 | $248.66–$612.22 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Incision & Removal FB Sq;Simple File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $306.76 | $1,189.00 | $1,189.00 | 74% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $309.00 | $618.00 | $168.71–$618.00 | 50% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Incision & Removal FB Sq;Simple File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $326.50 | $912.00 | $228.00–$729.60 | 64% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $329.57 | $1,177.05 | $532.03–$1,235.90 | 72% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FB SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $344.85 | $1,045.00 | $491.15 | 67% |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY 10120 File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $366.31 | $488.41 | — | 25% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY 10120 File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $366.31 | $488.41 | — | 25% |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.00 | $399.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.00 | $399.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $399.00 | $399.00 | — | — |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL IR Incision and Removal of Foreign Body+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $430.30 | $662.00 | $89.37–$361.45 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL IR Incision and Removal of Foreign Body+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $430.30 | $662.00 | $89.37–$361.45 | 35% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL, SIMPLE - 10120 - 45010110+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $433.00 | $279.00 | $49.94–$8,715.00 | -55% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL, INTERMED+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $433.00 | $273.00 | $50.80–$273.00 | -59% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $433.00 | $1,045.00 | $108.83–$8,356.44 | 59% |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $437.50 | $625.00 | $106.25–$1,474.00 | 30% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY, SUBQ File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $437.54 | $729.24 | $437.54–$1,620.32 | 40% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $470.37 | $1,955.00 | $762.45–$2,013.65 | 76% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$836.41 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$842.58 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$858.85 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$842.58 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$939.91 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$836.41 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$836.41 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$858.85 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$868.50 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$836.41 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 INCISE & REMOVE FB SQ, SIMPLE File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $482.50 | $965.00 | $97.00–$836.41 | 50% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Foreign Body Removal; Simple File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $576.74 | $1,611.00 | $381.15–$1,040.03 | 64% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 REM FB SUBCU TISSUE SIMPLE File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $589.54 | $982.57 | $437.54–$1,620.32 | 40% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Incision And Removal Of Foreign Body, Subcutaneous Tissues Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $671.00 | $671.00 | — | — |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 ED Foreign Body Removal Site Skin, Subcutaneous Simple FB BCE+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $699.42 | $2,057.12 | $342.10–$1,337.13 | 66% |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB REMOVAL OF FB SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $712.00 | $712.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB IR INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $712.00 | $712.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB REMOVAL OF FB SIMPLE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $712.00 | $712.00 | — | — |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $727.30 | $1,039.00 | $55.61–$831.20 | 30% |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Remove FB Sub Q Superficial File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $762.30 | $1,089.00 | $381.15–$2,033.76 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 Remove FB Sub Q Superficial File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $762.30 | $1,089.00 | $381.15–$2,033.76 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Remove Foreign Body Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $851.90 | $1,217.00 | $222.71–$1,217.00 | 30% |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Incision And Removal Of Foreign Body, Subcutaneous Tissues; Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $966.00 | $966.00 | — | — |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Remove Foreign Body Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $967.40 | $1,382.00 | $221.12–$1,382.00 | 30% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 REMOVAL FB-SUBCU TIS,SIMPLE WC File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $972.19 | $1,620.32 | $437.54–$1,620.32 | 40% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Remove Foreign Body Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,080.80 | $1,544.00 | $297.99–$1,544.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Remove Foreign Body Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,080.80 | $1,544.00 | $256.30–$1,544.00 | 30% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,197.12 | $4,433.79 | $95.59–$3,724.38 | 73% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Remove Foreign Body Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,335.60 | $1,908.00 | $362.52–$1,908.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Remove Foreign Body Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,481.90 | $2,117.00 | $146.07–$2,117.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Remove Foreign Body Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,481.90 | $2,117.00 | $143.96–$2,117.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Remove Foreign Body Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,481.90 | $2,117.00 | $87.52–$2,538.25 | 30% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 WC Remove Foreign Body, Simple BCE+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $1,727.06 | $5,079.59 | $283.00–$3,301.73 | 66% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $1,764.62 | $2,205.78 | — | 20% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Incision And Removal Of Foreign Body, Subcutaneous Tissues; Simple-Pbb+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,912.00 | $1,912.00 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Foreign Body Removal; Simple File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,380.89 | $11,177.90 | $381.15–$1,454.64 | 79% |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC INCISION AND REMOVAL FB SIMPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,586.00 | $2,586.00 | — | — |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC INCISION AND REMOVAL FB SIMPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,586.00 | $2,586.00 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Foreign Body Removal; Simple File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $4,628.01 | $17,938.01 | $17,938.01 | 74% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
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At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $112.50, median $482.50, highest $2,586.00 — a 23.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 39 facilities here, median $470.37. 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 41 of 44 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is below every plan's rate. 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 foreign body removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Foreign body removal explained.