Foreign body removal cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $69.00 to $93.04, with a median of $93.04. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $24.04 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $699.02 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $69.00 | $345.00 | $69.00–$490.41 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDN I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMP | $93.04 | $465.20 | $88.39–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDN I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMP | $93.04 | $465.20 | $88.39–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDE I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMP | $94.61 | $473.03 | $89.88–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX FAB REMOVAL FB SIMPLE | $94.61 | $473.03 | $89.88–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDE I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMP | $94.61 | $473.03 | $89.88–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 FAB REMOVAL FB SIMPLE | $94.61 | $473.03 | $89.88–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH EDE I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMP | $100.01 | $500.06 | $95.01–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WSP INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP #PF# | $100.92 | $504.60 | $89.53–$99.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WSP INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP #PF# | $100.92 | $504.60 | $89.53–$99.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ESP REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $102.40 | $512.00 | $97.28–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPT REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $102.40 | $512.00 | $97.28–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ESP REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $102.40 | $512.00 | $97.28–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPP REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $102.40 | $512.00 | $97.28–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX DPT REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $102.40 | $512.00 | $97.28–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX DPP REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $102.40 | $512.00 | $97.28–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ORS INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $105.01 | $525.06 | $99.45–$600.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ORS INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $105.01 | $525.06 | $99.45–$600.00 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CEP REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $107.52 | $537.60 | $99.45–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EMP REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $107.52 | $537.60 | $99.45–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 YSL REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $107.52 | $537.60 | $99.45–$99.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CEP REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $107.52 | $537.60 | $99.45–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EMP REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $107.52 | $537.60 | $99.45–$392.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX YSL REMOVAL FB SIMPLE #PF# | $107.52 | $537.60 | $99.45–$99.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMPL | $111.65 | $558.24 | $99.45–$401.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMPL | $111.65 | $558.24 | $99.45–$401.93 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH UCC EL I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMPL | $134.11 | $670.54 | $134.11–$536.43 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAT INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $265.94 | $1,329.72 | $703.42–$837.72 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ZAT INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $265.94 | $1,329.72 | $703.42–$837.72 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX UCC ESLK I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMPL | $279.67 | $1,398.36 | $99.45–$1,006.82 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 UCC ESLK I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMPL | $279.67 | $1,398.36 | $99.45–$1,006.82 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WST INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $295.20 | $1,475.99 | $780.80–$929.87 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WST INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $295.20 | $1,475.99 | $780.80–$929.87 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH UCC I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMPL | $323.40 | $1,617.00 | $92.28–$1,293.60 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 I&R OF FB SUBSQ TISS - SMPL | $346.80 | $1,734.00 | $92.28–$1,387.20 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $69.00, median $93.04, highest $93.04 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $93.04. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.