Foreign body removal cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple as an inpatient: from $979.71 to $983.28, with a median of $981.50. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $1.79 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 St Joseph Hospital lowest 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $979.71, median $981.50, highest $983.28.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $771.12 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.