Foreign body removal cost in Charles City, IA
In Charles City, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $415.20 to $415.20, with a median of $415.20. Across Iowa, the median is $308.70 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 10120, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 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 Charles City, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission lowest Charles City, IA · (641) 228-6830 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $415.20 | $1,038.00 | $318.97–$897.87 | 60% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission lowest Charles City, IA · (641) 228-6830 Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $415.20 | $1,038.00 | $318.97–$897.87 | 60% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $415.20, median $415.20, highest $415.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $415.20. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.