Foreign body removal cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple as an inpatient: from $488.13 to $1,412.00, with a median of $1,071.20. The lowest listed price is at Palo Verde Hospital — $583.07 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,071.20 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 10120, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde Hospital lowest Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 10120-Subcutaneous Tissue Simple | $488.13 | $650.84 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC INC & REM FB SUBQ TISSUE | $540.45 | $1,201.00 | $217.38–$900.75 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC INC & REM FB SUBQ TISSUE | $810.45 | $1,801.00 | $360.20–$1,530.85 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Inc & Rem FB Subq Tissue | $988.17 | $988.17 | $140.63–$988.17 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Inc & Rem FB Subq Tissue | $988.17 | $988.17 | $140.63–$988.17 | — | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $1,071.20 | $2,060.00 | $396.00–$1,179.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC INC & REM FB SUBQ TISSUE | $1,096.65 | $2,437.00 | $487.40–$2,193.30 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $1,138.56 | $2,372.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $1,412.00 | $3,736.00 | $74.23–$5,417.20 | 62% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $488.13, median $1,071.20, highest $1,412.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $810.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 8 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.