Foreign body removal cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $84.60 to $461.76, with a median of $434.75. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $350.15 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $292.57 at 6 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 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP REM FOREIGN BODY | $84.60 | $141.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 FB REMOVAL SUBQ SIMPLE.....10120 | $177.98 | $296.64 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 FB SQ TISSUE,SIMPLE......10120 | $229.80 | $383.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $394.80 | $658.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Removal Fb Subcutaneous | $434.75 | $1,175.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REMOVAL FB - SUBCUTANEOUS | $461.76 | $1,184.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC REMOVAL FB SKIN | $461.76 | $1,184.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $84.60, median $434.75, highest $461.76 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $434.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.