Foreign body removal cost in Massena, NY
In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $272.27 to $570.03, with a median of $540.98. The lowest listed price is at Canton-Potsdam Hospital — $268.71 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $511.76 at 64 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 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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital lowest Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $272.27 | $418.88 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC INCISION REMOVE FB FROM SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE_ SIMPLE | $540.98 | $832.27 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC INCISION REMOVE FB FROM SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE_ SIMPLE | $570.03 | $876.97 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC INCISION REMOVE FB FROM SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE_ SIMPLE | $643.95 | $990.69 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC INCISION _ REMOVAL OF FB_ SC TISSUES_ SIMPLE | $859.90 | $1,322.92 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC INCISION _ REMOVAL OF FB_ SC TISSUES_ SIMPLE | $864.44 | $1,329.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC INCISION _ REMOVAL OF FB_ SC TISSUES_ SIMPLE | $876.79 | $1,348.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $272.27, median $540.98, highest $570.03 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $540.98. 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.