Foreign body removal cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $323.40 to $2,902.20, with a median of $607.60. The lowest listed price is at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital — $284.20 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $543.60 at 101 hospitals.
- The median here, $607.60, is 25% above the US median of $484.50.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Pittsburgh, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 17 cities for code 10120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital lowest Kittanning, PA INC AND REM OF FOR BODY SUBQ S+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $323.40 | $1,078.00 | $33.55–$1,078.00 | 70% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 SUBCUT FB REMOVAL SIMPLE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $366.60 | $611.00 | $33.55–$806.01 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 10120/I&D FB SIMPLE+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $401.40 | $669.00 | $36.60–$5,485.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 INCISION REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $401.40 | $669.00 | $7.51–$52.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 ZZ IR FOREIGN BODY INCS & REMOVE+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $401.40 | $669.00 | $36.60–$1,058.57 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC SUBCUT FB REMOVAL SIMPLE File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $451.20 | $752.00 | $33.55–$783.37 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INC&RMVL FB SUBQ TISS SMPL File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $467.00 | $934.00 | $33.55–$918.07 | 50% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 SUBCUT FB REMOVAL SIMPLE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $477.00 | $795.00 | $33.55–$783.37 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC SUBCUT FB REMOVAL SIMPLE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $499.20 | $832.00 | $33.55–$765.44 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 SUBCUT FB REMOVAL SIMPLE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $500.40 | $834.00 | $33.55–$893.55 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $502.50 | $1,005.00 | $33.55–$918.07 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $502.50 | $1,005.00 | $171.55–$918.07 | 50% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 SUBCUT FB REMOVAL SIMPLE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $543.60 | $906.00 | $33.55–$783.37 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 SUBCUT FB REMOVAL SIMPLE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $606.60 | $1,011.00 | $33.55–$859.35 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Removal Fb Subcuatane Simpl+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $607.60 | $868.00 | $162.32–$911.40 | 30% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 REMOVAL FB,SUBQ TISSUE, SIMPLE File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $712.80 | $1,188.00 | $319.57–$1,455.89 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 SUBCUT FB REMOVAL SIMPLE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $852.60 | $1,421.00 | $33.55–$1,207.85 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 INCISE REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SMP File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $865.48 | $1,236.40 | $35.08–$890.21 | 30% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC INCISN/RMVL FB SUBQ SMPL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,107.26 | $1,438.00 | $30.50–$1,243.20 | 23% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 SUBCUT FB REMOVAL SIMPLE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,111.80 | $1,853.00 | $70.40–$3,084.69 | 40% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC INCISN/RMVL FB SUBQ SMPL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,121.64 | $1,438.00 | $30.50–$1,243.20 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC INCISN/RMVL FB SUBQ SMPL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,121.64 | $1,438.00 | $32.03–$1,243.20 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC INCISN/RMVL FB SUBQ SMPL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,123.32 | $1,518.00 | $32.03–$1,276.97 | 26% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC INCISN/RMVL FB SUBQ SMPL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,166.54 | $1,598.00 | $32.03–$1,348.66 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC INCISN/RMVL FB SUBQ SMPL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,214.48 | $1,598.00 | $32.03–$1,339.70 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC INCISN/RMVL FB SUBQ SMPL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,229.58 | $1,518.00 | $32.03–$1,259.05 | 19% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 I & R FB SIMPLE File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $2,902.20 | $4,837.00 | $1,301.15–$5,927.74 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 I & REM F B SIMPLE File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $2,902.20 | $4,837.00 | $1,630.07–$3,772.86 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $323.40, median $607.60, highest $2,902.20 — a 9.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $727.32. 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 24 of 25 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.
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