Foreign body removal cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $123.84 to $981.60, with a median of $546.00. The lowest listed price is at Swedish Edmonds — $422.16 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $556.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Edmonds lowest Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $123.84 | $258.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $476.63 | $1,653.55 | $452.84–$1,992.50 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $502.93 | $1,653.55 | $452.84–$1,992.50 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $504.93 | $1,653.55 | $444.69–$1,823.23 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $513.60 | $1,070.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $513.60 | $1,070.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $513.60 | $1,070.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $518.93 | $1,653.55 | $444.69–$1,992.50 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Fb Removal Subq Simple | $546.00 | $1,092.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $547.66 | $1,653.55 | $452.84–$1,992.50 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $584.31 | $1,653.55 | $281.11–$2,077.00 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INCISION & REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES | $726.24 | $1,424.00 | $854.40–$1,139.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ED - INCISION/REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY, SIMPLE, FAC | $726.24 | $1,424.00 | $854.40–$1,139.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "HB FEE,FB SQ INCISE & REMOVE," | $870.40 | $1,088.00 | $400.00–$889.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "HB UC FEE,FB SQ INCISE & REMOVE" | $870.40 | $1,088.00 | $400.00–$889.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "FB SQ INCISE & REMOVE, ER FEE" | $870.40 | $1,088.00 | $400.00–$889.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 INCIS & REMOV FB SUBQ TISSUES SIMP | $896.80 | $1,121.00 | $400.00–$889.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $935.48 | $1,799.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $941.28 | $1,961.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $941.28 | $1,961.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $941.28 | $1,961.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Incs & Remove FB,Subq Tissue, Simple | $942.60 | $942.60 | $237.54–$904.90 | — | — source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HB MOR INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY | $960.00 | $1,200.00 | $400.00–$889.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC INCISION & REMOVAL OF FB SMPL | $981.60 | $1,227.00 | $399.53–$981.60 | 20% | — source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $1,028.56 | $1,978.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC INCISION & REMOVAL OF FB SMPL | $1,035.20 | $1,294.00 | $399.53–$1,164.60 | 20% | — source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $1,035.36 | $2,157.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $1,035.36 | $2,157.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $1,035.36 | $2,157.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Incs & Remove FB,Subq Tissue, Simple | $1,082.60 | — | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $123.84, median $546.00, highest $981.60 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $584.31. 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 8 of 10 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.