Foreign body removal cost in New Hampton, IA — inpatient
In New Hampton, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple as an inpatient: from $284.70 to $284.70, with a median of $284.70. Across Iowa, the median is $253.61 at 34 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 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 New Hampton, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton lowest New Hampton, IA · (641) 394-4121 HC Incision & Drainage Foreign Body Subcutaneous Tissues Simple | $284.70 | $438.00 | $173.40–$438.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton, IA · (641) 394-4121 PR Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous Tissues Simple | $347.00 | $347.00 | $27.61–$347.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton, IA · (641) 394-4121 PR Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subcutaneous Tissues Simple | $347.00 | $347.00 | $27.42–$156.13 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton, IA · (641) 394-4121 HC Incision & Drainage Foreign Body Subcutaneous Tissues Simple (Restricted Method II CAH) | $371.15 | $571.00 | $94.48–$571.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $284.70, median $284.70, highest $284.70.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $284.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.