Foreign body removal cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $247.23 to $1,958.50, with a median of $1,200.00. The lowest listed price is at Texas Children's Hospital — $952.77 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $699.02 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Children's Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, SIMPLE | $247.23 | $369.00 | $86.38–$350.55 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, SIMPLE | $247.23 | $369.00 | $86.38–$350.55 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, SIMPLE | $247.23 | $369.00 | $86.38–$350.55 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG FOOT INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ | $270.08 | $571.00 | $285.50–$456.80 | 53% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG FOOT INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ | $270.08 | $571.00 | $285.50–$456.80 | 53% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PROC FOREIGN BODY INCISION REMOVAL SUBCUTANUS | $383.37 | $571.00 | $40.00–$456.80 | 33% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG EC PROC INC & REM FB, SQ; SMPL | $383.37 | $571.00 | $143.89–$456.80 | 33% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PROC FOREIGN BODY INCISION REMOVAL SUBCUTANUS | $383.37 | $571.00 | $40.00–$456.80 | 33% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG EC PROC INC & REM FB, SQ; SMPL | $383.37 | $571.00 | $143.89–$456.80 | 33% | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 INC & REM FB SQ; SMPL | $401.84 | $1,062.46 | $387.78–$571.72 | 62% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES; SIMPLE | $656.60 | $980.00 | $86.38–$931.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES; SIMPLE | $656.60 | $980.00 | $86.38–$931.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES; SIMPLE | $656.60 | $980.00 | $86.38–$931.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC INCIS&REMOV FORGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC INCIS&REMOV FORGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC INCIS&REMOV FORGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC INCIS&REMOV FORGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC INCIS&REMOV FORGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC INCIS&REMOV FORGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC INCIS&REMOV FORGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC INCIS&REMOV FORGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC IR INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY, SUBQ; SIMPLE | $1,376.18 | $2,054.00 | $86.38–$1,951.30 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC IR INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY, SUBQ; SIMPLE | $1,376.18 | $2,054.00 | $86.38–$1,951.30 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC IR INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY, SUBQ; SIMPLE | $1,376.18 | $2,054.00 | $86.38–$1,951.30 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC INCIS&REMOV FORGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,958.50 | $3,917.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 INC&RMVL FB SUBQ TISS SMPL | $3,555.17 | — | $3,430.74–$5,076.47 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $247.23, median $1,200.00, highest $1,958.50 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,200.00. 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 4 of 4 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.