Foreign body removal cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 28 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $90.00 to $14,002.75, with a median of $902.75. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $812.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,071.20 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 23 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$90.00UCI Health-Orange
Median$902.75half pay less
Highest$14,002.75in this market
Difference155.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $90.00Highest $14,002.75
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $90.00 | $225.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $275.45 | $787.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $275.45 | $787.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $339.50 | $970.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $339.50 | $970.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $339.50 | $970.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $369.60 | $770.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $384.65 | $1,099.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 INC & REMOVAL FB SQ TISSUE,SMP | $520.00 | $1,333.44 | $74.23–$1,333.44 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 ER INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $520.00 | $1,333.44 | $74.23–$5,260.00 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 Inc&rmvl fb subq tiss smpl | $520.00 | $5,260.00 | $74.23–$5,260.00 | 90% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $520.00 | $1,729.20 | $74.23–$5,260.00 | 70% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 INC & REM FB,SUBCU TISS*SIMPLE | $520.00 | $1,333.44 | $74.23–$1,578.25 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $520.00 | $1,578.25 | $74.23–$1,578.25 | 67% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $520.00 | $2,175.15 | $74.23–$2,175.15 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $602.00 | $1,720.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 INCIS & REM FB SUBQ TISS SIMP | $678.30 | $1,938.00 | $408.56–$1,938.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $684.48 | $1,426.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $734.30 | $2,098.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $734.30 | $2,098.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $1,083.83 | $1,667.43 | $213.62–$2,912.68 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 79 | $1,083.83 | $1,667.43 | $213.62–$2,912.68 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $1,083.83 | $1,667.43 | $497.49–$1,363.12 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 OPG - 0 | $1,083.83 | $1,667.43 | $213.62–$2,912.68 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgery Group 1 Global Rate | $1,083.83 | $1,667.43 | $2,831.00–$3,903.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA 10120-Remv Foreign Body | $1,239.64 | $1,239.64 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $1,341.23 | $2,063.43 | $497.49–$9,827.82 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 OUTPATIENT SURGERY CPT GROUP 1 | $1,341.23 | $2,063.43 | $6,417.00–$7,038.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 0 | $1,341.23 | $2,063.43 | $497.49–$9,827.82 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 0 | $1,341.23 | $2,063.43 | $2,806.68–$9,827.82 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $1,419.36 | $2,957.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Incision + Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $1,487.50 | $1,487.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Incision + Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $14,002.75 | $14,002.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $90.00, median $902.75, highest $14,002.75 — a 155.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $1,071.20. 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 16 of 16 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.