Foreign body removal cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple as an inpatient: from $510.00 to $1,490.00, with a median of $820.12. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $310.12 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $510.00 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 10120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest 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 |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SC | $1,490.00 | $1,490.00 | — | — | — 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $510.00, median $820.12, highest $1,490.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $717.53 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.