Foreign body removal cost in Gulfport, MS
In Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $279.00 to $590.60, with a median of $279.00. The lowest listed price is at Ocean Springs Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Mississippi, the median is $185.33 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 10120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 24, 2026 and Feb 24, 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Springs Hospital lowest Ocean Springs, MS · (228) 575-7000 INC&RMVL FB SUBQ TISS SMPL | $279.00 | $930.00 | $362.57–$9,277.00 | 70% | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital lowest Pascagoula, MS · (228) 809-5000 INC&RMVL FB SUBQ TISS SMPL | $279.00 | $930.00 | $362.57–$1,831.00 | 70% | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport, MS · (228) 575-7000 REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $590.60 | $2,953.00 | $348.76–$935.00 | 80% | — source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula, MS · (228) 809-5000 REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $2,817.90 | $9,393.00 | $362.57–$1,831.00 | 70% | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $279.00, median $279.00, highest $590.60 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
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 2 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 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.