Foreign body removal cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $84.50 to $950.80, with a median of $206.65. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $122.15 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $142.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SUBQ | $84.50 | $325.00 | $173.55–$247.65 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF I&R FOREIGN BODY SQ SIMPLE | $84.50 | $325.00 | $173.55–$247.65 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF INC/RMVL FB SBSQ TISS SMPL | $84.50 | $325.00 | $173.55–$247.65 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $84.50 | $325.00 | $173.55–$247.65 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF INCISION & REMVL FB SQ SMPL | $84.50 | $325.00 | $173.55–$247.65 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 FOREIGN BODY SKIN (PROF) | $88.80 | $148.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 Whc Doc Foreign Body Remvl/Incision;simp | $117.00 | $195.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 WHC DOC FOREIGN BODY INCSN/RMVL | $117.00 | $195.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 DR FB removal inc/subQ - simple | $149.40 | $249.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $206.65 | $206.65 | $152.01–$1,756.35 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $248.80 | $248.80 | $102.55–$294.89 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE - AMBULATORY RATE | $287.10 | $287.10 | $102.55–$294.89 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SUBQ | $297.44 | $1,144.00 | $610.90–$871.73 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME INCISION & REMOVL FB SQ SIMPLE | $297.44 | $1,144.00 | $610.90–$871.73 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME I&R FOREIGN BODY SQ SIMPLE | $297.44 | $1,144.00 | $610.90–$871.73 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $297.44 | $1,144.00 | $610.90–$871.73 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 FB removal inc/subQ - simple-10120 | $328.20 | $547.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 Inc FB removal subQ simple-10120 | $328.20 | $547.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $330.35 | $330.35 | $102.55–$294.89 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 FOREIGN BODY SKIN | $336.00 | $560.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME I&R FB SUBQ SIMPLE | $356.98 | $1,373.00 | $733.18–$1,046.23 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RH REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $381.94 | $1,469.00 | $784.45–$1,119.38 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RH REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $381.94 | $1,469.00 | $784.45–$1,119.38 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 FOREIGN BODY INCSN/RMVL, SMPL | $586.20 | $977.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 IR INCISION/REMOVAL FB SIMPLE | $612.60 | $1,021.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $665.50 | $665.50 | $386.68–$1,756.35 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $950.80 | $950.80 | $390.18–$1,395.48 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $84.50, median $206.65, highest $950.80 — a 11.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $206.65. 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 4 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 1 it is 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.