Foreign body removal cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple as an inpatient: from $146.72 to $328.46, with a median of $222.25. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $75.53 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $233.13 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 10120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC REMO F/B SUBQ SIMPLE | $146.72 | $524.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC REMO F/B SUBQ SIMPLE | $197.44 | $617.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC REMO F/B SUBQ SIMPLE | $247.05 | $915.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC REMO F/B SUBQ SIMPLE | $328.46 | $1,493.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $146.72, median $222.25, highest $328.46 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $247.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.