Foreign body removal cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $69.17 to $4,485.50, with a median of $608.38. The lowest price is at Wray Community District Hospital (Wray). The highest price is 64.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $608.38, is 26% above the US median of $484.50.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Colorado ranks 39th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 32 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 10120. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$69.17Wray Community District Hospital
Median$608.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,485.50in Colorado
Lowest saves$539.21vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wray Community District Hospital lowest Wray · Wray, CO INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE TechFee | $69.17 | $92.23 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=INCISE/REMOVE FB SUBQ SIMPLE (UC) | $98.15 | $151.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $155.91 | $239.86 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $221.40 | $369.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center one side Rifle · Rifle, CO REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $256.50 | $513.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO I&R FB TISSUE SUBQ SIMPLE | $260.82 | $644.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVAL FB SQ-SIMPLE | $270.86 | $773.88 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $287.00 | $382.00 | — source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE - Facility Fee | $293.00 | $293.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $322.40 | $403.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO INC & RMVL FB SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $337.15 | $613.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO INC & RMVL FB SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $337.15 | $613.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 10120 SKIN/SUB Q SIMPLE | $387.75 | $517.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIM | $413.59 | $689.31 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO REM FOREIGN BODY SUB-Q SIMPLE | $428.83 | $1,072.08 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO 10120 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE TechFee | $575.25 | $767.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $641.50 | $1,283.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $670.88 | $1,198.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $780.30 | $918.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $859.35 | $1,011.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO 10120 Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissue; simple | $917.68 | $1,147.10 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $936.00 | $936.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC INC & REM FB, SQ; SMPL | $1,024.80 | $1,464.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC INC/REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMPLE | $1,301.44 | $1,626.79 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC INC/REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMPLE | $1,301.44 | $1,626.79 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC INC/REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMPLE | $1,301.44 | $1,626.79 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,857.78 | $1,857.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,857.78 | $1,857.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,857.78 | $1,857.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,857.78 | $1,857.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,857.78 | $1,857.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Remove foreign body | $4,485.50 | $4,485.50 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 6 | $98.15 | $1,857.78 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $337.15 | $337.15 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $641.50 | $1,249.64 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $413.59 | $421.21 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $670.88 | $847.84 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $256.50 | $274.75 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $936.00 | $936.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $387.75 | $387.75 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $1,301.44 | $1,301.44 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $1,301.44 | $1,301.44 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $859.35 | $859.35 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $260.82 | $260.82 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $287.00 | $287.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $322.40 | $322.40 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $4,485.50 | $4,485.50 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $1,301.44 | $1,301.44 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $221.40 | $221.40 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $917.68 | $917.68 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $155.91 | $155.91 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $780.30 | $780.30 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $69.17 | $69.17 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $575.25 | $575.25 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What foreign body removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Foreign body removal explained.
Removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple in other states
- Alabama$516.50
- Alaska$591.00
- Arizona$800.42
- Arkansas$352.00
- California$983.94
- Connecticut$642.00
- Delaware$786.96
- District of Columbia$764.39, 3 hospitals
- Florida$982.80
- Georgia$1,116.30
- Hawaii$888.30
- Idaho$342.47
- Illinois$482.50
- Indiana$615.60
- Iowa$293.00
- Kansas$371.50
- Kentucky$395.96
- Louisiana$278.40
- Maine$242.85
- Maryland$490.59
- Massachusetts$549.50
- Michigan$369.00
- Minnesota$409.31
- Mississippi$279.00
- Missouri$491.06
- Montana$311.13
- Nebraska$346.95
- Nevada$452.75
- New Hampshire$306.81
- New Jersey$544.82
- New Mexico$591.81
- New York$644.15
- North Carolina$447.50
- North Dakota$426.68
- Ohio$670.35
- Oklahoma$365.30
- Oregon$405.80
- Pennsylvania$543.60
- Puerto Rico$103.83, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$489.00
- South Carolina$567.60
- South Dakota$644.00
- Tennessee$301.95
- Texas$524.59
- Utah$423.68
- Vermont$492.00
- Virginia$561.50
- Washington$551.02
- West Virginia$389.50
- Wisconsin$334.29
- Wyoming$295.58
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.