Foreign body removal cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple as an inpatient: from $447.62 to $2,817.60, with a median of $1,834.20. The lowest listed price is at Witham Memorial Hospital — $1,386.58 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $443.95 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 10120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Memorial Hospital lowest 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Endo Surgery Center 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 |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,817.60 | $4,696.00 | $15.52–$4,631.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $447.62, median $1,834.20, highest $2,817.60 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,648.35 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 10 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.