Foreign body removal cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 22 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple as an inpatient: from $90.00 to $14,002.75, with a median of $1,071.20. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $981.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,071.20 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 18 cities for code 10120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 27, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
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 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $275.45 | $787.00 | — | 65% | 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 |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $312.40 | $781.00 | — | 60% | 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 |
| 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 | $1,453.50–$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 ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $734.30 | $2,098.00 | — | 65% | 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 |
| 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 - 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 |
| 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 |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA 10120-Remv Foreign Body | $1,239.64 | $1,239.64 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $90.00, median $1,071.20, highest $14,002.75 — a 155.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 28 facilities here, median $902.75 — 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 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.