Foreign body removal cost in Hermitage, PA
In Hermitage, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $67.85 to $478.80, with a median of $273.33. The lowest listed price is at Grove City Medical Center — $205.48 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $478.80 at 67 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 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Hermitage, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove City Medical Center lowest Grove City, PA · (724) 450-7000 PR INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $67.85 | $295.00 | $8.65–$1,282.05 | 77% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville, PA · (724) 588-2100 SUBCUT FB REMOVAL SIMPLE | $478.80 | $798.00 | $33.55–$714.76 | 40% | — source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA · (724) 450-7000 HC INCISN/RMVL FB SUBQ SMPL | $1,168.86 | $1,518.00 | $30.50–$1,243.20 | 23% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $67.85, median $273.33, highest $478.80 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $823.83. 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 2 of 2 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.