Foreign body removal cost in Huntington, WV — inpatient
In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple as an inpatient: from $181.56 to $281.80, with a median of $260.95. The lowest listed price is at St. Mary's Medical Center — $79.39 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $273.23 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Medical Center lowest Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 10120 Incision and removal of foreign | $181.56 | $181.56 | $136.17–$181.56 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE PRO | $260.95 | $260.95 | $195.71–$260.95 | — | — source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG INCISION AND REMOVAL FB SUBQ; SIMPLE | $281.80 | $704.50 | $329.00–$634.05 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 10120 Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues, simple | $379.00 | $379.00 | $284.25–$379.00 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY TISSUE SIMPLE | $571.17 | $571.17 | $428.38–$571.17 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 INCISION & REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $571.17 | $571.17 | $428.38–$571.17 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY TISSUE SIMPLE | $955.60 | $955.60 | $716.70–$955.60 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 LEVEL 1 I&D FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL | $955.60 | $955.60 | $716.70–$955.60 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 INCISION & REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $955.60 | $955.60 | $716.70–$955.60 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $955.60 | $955.60 | $716.70–$955.60 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $181.56, median $260.95, highest $281.80 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $260.95 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 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.