Foreign body removal cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $264.00 to $860.39, with a median of $620.42. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals — $356.42 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $478.80 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC INC & REM FB SQ; SMPL P/F | $264.00 | $440.00 | $374.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC I&D FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $520.80 | $868.00 | $41.17–$2,120.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC I&D FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $520.80 | $868.00 | $38.73–$9,539.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 10120 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY Tech | $620.42 | $2,597.00 | $337.71–$2,077.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 10120 CT REMOVE FOREIGN BODY Tech | $620.42 | $2,597.00 | $337.71–$2,077.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 10120 US REMOVE FOREIGN BODY Tech | $620.42 | $2,597.00 | $337.71–$2,077.60 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 10120 US REMOVE FOREIGN BODY Tech | $817.28 | $2,597.00 | $337.71–$2,077.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 10120 CT REMOVE FOREIGN BODY Tech | $817.28 | $2,597.00 | $337.71–$2,077.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 10120 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY Tech | $817.28 | $2,597.00 | $337.71–$2,077.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY;SIMP | $860.39 | $2,597.00 | $366.47–$2,318.54 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 10120 Removal Foreign Body Subcutan Simple | $860.39 | $2,597.00 | $366.47–$2,318.54 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PS US Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous - Report | $860.39 | $2,597.00 | $366.47–$2,318.54 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PS CT Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous - Report | $860.39 | $2,597.00 | $366.47–$2,318.54 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 10120 Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous | $860.39 | $2,597.00 | $366.47–$2,318.54 | 67% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $264.00, median $620.42, highest $860.39 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $620.42. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.