Foreign body removal cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $48.60 to $1,604.29, with a median of $395.96. The lowest price is at Carroll County Memorial Hospital (Carrollton). The highest price is 33.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $395.96, is 18% below the US median of $484.50.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Kentucky ranks 17th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 56 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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$48.60Carroll County Memorial Hospital
Median$395.96half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,604.29in Kentucky
Lowest saves$347.36vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital lowest Carrollton · Carrollton, KY REMOVE FB SIMPLE SUB Q | $48.60 | $81.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $67.20 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $67.20 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $67.20 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 10120 Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $85.20 | $142.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB INCISION REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $87.20 | $436.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB INCISION REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $87.20 | $436.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB INCISION REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $87.20 | $436.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB INCISION REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $87.20 | $436.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB INCISION REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $87.20 | $436.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB INCISION REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $87.20 | $436.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC INCISION/REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ SIMPLE | $148.18 | $478.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $165.75 | $255.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $165.75 | $255.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY REM FB SKIN | $170.96 | $213.70 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $204.00 | $340.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC INCISION/REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ SIMPLE | $224.66 | $478.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $226.48 | $298.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Inc&Remv Foreign Body Smpl | $268.41 | $554.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Inc&Remv Foreign Body Smpl | $272.70 | $722.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG INCISION AND REMOVAL FB SUBQ; SIMPLE | $281.80 | $704.50 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $282.98 | $404.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $287.82 | $719.55 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Removal FB Skin | $293.40 | $489.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $300.00 | $300.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC INCISION/REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ SIMPLE | $348.63 | $2,681.76 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY TC INCISION/REMOV FB SUBQ SIMP | $350.50 | $701.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Inc&Remv Foreign Body Smpl | $368.09 | $1,049.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $423.83 | $1,059.57 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Inc&Remv Foreign Body Smpl | $442.68 | $1,049.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $444.11 | $1,110.27 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY REMOVAL FB SUBCUTANE | $451.91 | $695.25 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $469.30 | $722.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $479.40 | $799.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $480.60 | $801.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $480.60 | $801.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $513.71 | $1,284.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $553.80 | $923.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $557.62 | $1,394.04 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC INCISION/REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ SIMPLE | $560.10 | $1,867.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $565.80 | $943.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $565.80 | $943.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $565.80 | $943.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Inc&Remv Foreign Body Smpl | $570.22 | $1,358.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY INCISION REMOVAL FB SQ SIMPLE | $586.20 | $977.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $599.31 | $1,498.29 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $606.00 | $808.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $606.83 | $1,517.09 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $617.15 | $743.55 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Inc&Remv Foreign Body Smpl | $644.91 | $1,358.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $687.26 | $1,718.16 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Inc&Remv Foreign Body Smpl | $728.43 | $1,358.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $868.16 | $2,170.40 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $987.22 | $987.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Removal FB Skin | $1,031.40 | $1,719.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $1,604.29 | $1,604.29 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 8 | $287.82 | $622.11 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 6 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $204.00 | $523.20 |
| Corbin, KY | 3 | $368.09 | $553.80 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $226.48 | $268.41 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $300.00 | $443.10 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $85.20 | $558.30 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $48.60 | $48.60 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $165.75 | $165.75 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $282.98 | $282.98 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $1,604.29 | $1,604.29 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $148.18 | $148.18 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $444.11 | $444.11 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $165.75 | $165.75 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $480.60 | $480.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $350.50 | $350.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $479.40 | $479.40 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $67.20 | $67.20 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $560.10 | $560.10 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $281.80 | $281.80 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $606.83 | $606.83 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $170.96 | $170.96 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $557.62 | $557.62 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $451.91 | $451.91 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $606.00 | $606.00 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $224.66 | $224.66 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $348.63 | $348.63 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $423.83 | $423.83 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $272.70 | $272.70 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $469.30 | $469.30 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $67.20 | $67.20 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $617.15 | $617.15 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $565.80 | $565.80 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $67.20 | $67.20 |
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
- Colorado$608.38
- 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
- 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.