Foreign body removal cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $454.00 to $1,490.00, with a median of $717.53. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $263.53 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $510.00 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $454.00 | $1,658.00 | $112.04–$6,234.38 | 73% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Inc&Rmvl Fb Subq Tiss Smpl | $454.00 | $6,562.50 | $112.04–$6,234.38 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $489.00 | $815.00 | $251.19 | 40% | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SC | $510.00 | $510.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SC | $717.53 | $717.53 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SC | $820.12 | $820.12 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SC | $1,490.00 | $1,490.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SC | $1,490.00 | $1,490.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SC | $1,490.00 | $1,490.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $454.00, median $717.53, highest $1,490.00 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $820.12. 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 1 of 2 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.