Foreign body removal cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 16 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $172.00 to $2,977.00, with a median of $429.65. The lowest listed price is at HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $257.65 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $800.42 at 32 hospitals.
- The median here, $429.65, is 11% below the US median of $484.50.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- 9 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 7 cities for code 10120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 25, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center lowest Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous; Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $172.00 | $172.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center lowest Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous; Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $172.00 | $172.00 | — | — |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 I&R FB TISSUE SUBQ SIMPLE File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $246.71 | $801.00 | $103.94–$5,681.00 | 69% |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Pr Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $257.00 | $257.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Pr Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $257.00 | $257.00 | — | — |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 I&R FB TISSUE SUBQ SIMPLE File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $273.94 | $801.00 | $250.73–$5,681.00 | 66% |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 I&R FB TISSUE SUBQ SIMPLE File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $283.55 | $801.00 | $250.73–$5,681.00 | 65% |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 I&R FB TISSUE SUBQ SIMPLE File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $286.76 | $801.00 | $103.94–$5,681.00 | 64% |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 I&R FB TISSUE SUBQ SIMPLE File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $309.99 | $801.00 | $250.73–$5,681.00 | 61% |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 I&R FB TISSUE SUBQ SIMPLE File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $360.45 | $801.00 | $250.73–$2,047.49 | 55% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $498.85 | $1,180.00 | $354.00–$3,949.00 | 58% |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous; Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,977.00 | $2,977.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous; Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,977.00 | $2,977.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous; Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,977.00 | $2,977.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous; Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,977.00 | $2,977.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous; Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,977.00 | $2,977.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous; Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,977.00 | $2,977.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous; Simple File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,977.00 | $2,977.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $172.00, median $429.65, highest $2,977.00 — a 17.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $360.45. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 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 foreign body removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Foreign body removal explained.