Foreign body removal cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $562.53 to $979.71, with a median of $771.12. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $208.59 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,071.20 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC PR 10120 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE RHC | $562.53 | $1,103.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $979.71 | $1,921.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $983.28 | $1,928.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $562.53, median $771.12, highest $979.71 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $981.50. 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.