Foreign body removal cost in Knoxville, TN
In Knoxville, TN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $301.95 to $301.95, with a median of $301.95. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge and 2 other hospitals. Across Tennessee, the median is $120.30 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Aug 5, 2026 and Aug 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 Knoxville, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge lowest Oak Ridge, TN · (865) 835-1000 REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $301.95 | $915.00 | $144.00–$1,349.71 | 67% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center lowest Harriman, TN · (865) 316-1000 SP REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $301.95 | $915.00 | $144.00–$2,356.00 | 67% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center lowest Knoxville, TN · (865) 541-1101 REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $301.95 | $915.00 | $144.00–$1,349.71 | 67% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $301.95, median $301.95, highest $301.95.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $301.95. 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 3 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 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.