Foreign body removal cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 14 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple as an inpatient: from $295.00 to $1,886.57, with a median of $863.60. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $568.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $478.80 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 13 cities for code 10120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital lowest Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 PR Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous Tissues Simple | $295.00 | $295.00 | $15.25–$280.25 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 PR Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous Tissues Simple | $295.00 | $295.00 | $15.25–$280.25 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 PR Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous Tissues Simple | $295.00 | $295.00 | $15.25–$280.25 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Remove Foreign B.,Sq,Simple | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Incs & Rem Fb Subq Simple | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Remove Foreign B.,Sq,Simple | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Remove Foreign B.,Sq,Simple | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Incs & Rem Fb Subq Simple | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Incs & Rem Fb Subq Simple | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Remove Foreign B.,Sq,Simple | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Incs & Rem Fb Subq Simple | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Remove Foreign B.,Sq,Simple | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Incs & Rem Fb Subq Simple | $863.60 | $2,159.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Incision & Drainage Foreign Body Subcutaneous Tissues Simple | $932.75 | $1,435.00 | $41.18–$3,742.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Incision and Removal FB | $1,175.00 | $1,175.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Incision and Removal FB | $1,175.00 | $1,175.00 | — | — | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Incision & Drainage Foreign Body Subcutaneous Tissues Simple | $1,202.50 | $1,850.00 | $432.69–$2,719.95 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ FB removal sub-q tissue- simple | $1,886.57 | $1,886.57 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ FB Removal Subq Tissue- Simple | $1,886.57 | $1,886.57 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 FB Removal Subq Tissue- Simple | $1,886.57 | $1,886.57 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 FB removal sub-q tissue- simple | $1,886.57 | $1,886.57 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ FB Removal Subq Tissue- Simple | $1,886.57 | $1,886.57 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ FB removal sub-q tissue- simple | $1,886.57 | $1,886.57 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ FB Removal Subq Tissue- Simple | $1,886.57 | $1,886.57 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ FB removal sub-q tissue- simple | $1,886.57 | $1,886.57 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $295.00, median $863.60, highest $1,886.57 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $863.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 4 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.