Foreign body removal cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $284.80 to $2,817.60, with a median of $1,648.35. The lowest listed price is at Johnson Memorial Hospital — $1,363.55 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $443.95 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 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 31, 2026 and May 5, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Memorial Hospital lowest Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $284.80 | $356.00 | $95.59–$281.24 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $447.62 | $639.45 | $396.46–$1,598.63 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $469.34 | $1,514.00 | $745.04–$1,514.00 | 69% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $502.74 | $718.20 | $430.10–$1,795.50 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $615.60 | $1,026.00 | $15.52–$954.45 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $615.60 | $1,026.00 | $15.52–$954.45 | 40% | — source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $628.00 | $785.00 | $341.16–$785.00 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 RVHH RFB SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $1,046.40 | $1,744.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Foreign Body Removal Sq/Simple | $1,462.50 | $1,625.00 | $381.00–$1,625.00 | 10% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,834.20 | $3,057.00 | $15.52–$2,932.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,834.20 | $3,057.00 | $15.52–$2,932.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Foreign Body Removal Sq/Simple | $13,717.81 | $15,242.01 | $381.00–$15,242.01 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $284.80, median $1,648.35, highest $2,817.60 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,834.20. 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 10 of 11 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.