Surgery and procedures CPT 10120 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Foreign body removal cost in Glendale, CA — inpatient

In Glendale, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple as an inpatient: from $1,641.50 to $1,641.50, with a median of $1,641.50. Across California, the median is $1,071.20 at 88 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,641.50USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Median$1,641.50half pay less
Highest$1,641.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale, CA · (818) 790-7100 Incision + Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple $1,641.50 $1,641.50 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,641.50, median $1,641.50, highest $1,641.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,641.50 — 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.