Surgery and procedures CPT 10120 District of Columbia Outpatient

Foreign body removal cost in District of Columbia

In District of Columbia, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $508.16 to $764.39, with a median of $636.28. The lowest price is at National Rehabilitation Hospital (Washington). The highest price is 1.5× the lowest.

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 Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$508.16National Rehabilitation Hospital
Median$636.28half pay less
Highest$764.39in District of Columbia
Lowest saves$128.12vs the median

Hospitals in District of Columbia, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
National Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SIMPLE $508.16 $781.78 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL SIMPLE $764.39 $1,175.98 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2 $508.16 $636.28

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.

Removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.