Foreign body removal cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 73 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $58.80 to $891.20, with a median of $409.31. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health Center (Baudette) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 15.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $409.31, is 16% below the US median of $484.50.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Minnesota ranks 19th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 73 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$58.80Lakewood Health Center + 1 more
Median$409.31half of hospitals charge less
Highest$891.20in Minnesota
Lowest saves$350.51vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health Center lowest Baudette · Baudette, MN INCISION&REMOVE FB SIMPLE FAC | $58.80 | $105.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services lowest Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN INCISION&REMOVE FB SIMPLE FAC | $58.80 | $105.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN INCISION&REMOVE FB SIMPLE FAC | $64.05 | $105.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN INCISION & REMOVAL FB, SUBQ TISSUE; SIMPLE (PBB) | $109.44 | $171.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $129.22 | $167.81 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN INCISION & REMOVAL FB, SUBQ TISSUE; SIMPLE (PBB) | $194.65 | $229.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ER-INCIS/REMV,FORGN BDY;SIMPLE | $200.96 | $314.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $209.10 | $492.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $209.10 | $492.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $223.26 | $265.78 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $225.68 | $364.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $234.00 | $360.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Remove foreign body | $234.21 | $633.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $238.85 | $281.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $246.40 | $308.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $255.00 | $340.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Remove foreign body | $261.04 | $1,004.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $272.00 | $320.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $275.49 | $687.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Remove foreign body | $282.44 | $614.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI REM FB SUBC TISSUE SIMPLE-SSU | $286.00 | $286.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $293.40 | $326.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $297.44 | $338.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY | $299.27 | $473.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN INCISION & REMOVAL FOR | $309.84 | $436.40 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Remove foreign body | $315.64 | $1,214.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $343.44 | $424.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Remove Foreign Body | $346.53 | $637.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $371.01 | $704.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $371.01 | $704.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 10120 INC&REMOVAL FB SIMPLE | $388.54 | $638.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FB SUBCU TISS SIMP | $389.81 | $812.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FB SUBCU TISS SIMP | $389.81 | $812.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FB SUBCU TISS SIMP | $389.81 | $812.10 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES; SIMPLE | $398.58 | $468.92 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $400.00 | $500.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Remove foreign body | $409.31 | $671.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $427.28 | $763.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $444.72 | $654.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI INCISION & REMOVAL FB SIMPLE | $499.95 | $757.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $521.24 | $830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Remove Foreign Body | $524.25 | $637.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $532.86 | $830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Inc&Rmvl FB Subq Tiss Smpl Fac | $539.00 | $1,289.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $547.80 | $830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $547.80 | $830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $547.80 | $830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $550.00 | $550.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $558.59 | $830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $572.00 | $572.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $597.90 | $1,491.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $597.90 | $1,491.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $597.90 | $1,491.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $597.90 | $1,491.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $597.90 | $1,491.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $597.90 | $1,491.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $597.90 | $1,491.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $612.63 | $829.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $612.63 | $829.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $612.63 | $829.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $612.63 | $829.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $612.63 | $829.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $612.63 | $829.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $612.63 | $829.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $619.20 | $774.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $633.68 | $1,491.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN SURG 10120 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $685.60 | $857.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN SURG 10120 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $685.60 | $857.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $780.00 | $975.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $809.60 | $1,012.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $858.40 | $1,073.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN SURG 10120 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $858.40 | $1,073.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN SURG 10120 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $891.20 | $1,114.00 | Mar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 18 | $234.21 | $389.81 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $200.96 | $521.24 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $209.10 | $309.84 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $572.00 | $592.32 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $612.63 | $612.63 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $427.28 | $427.28 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $238.85 | $238.85 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $858.40 | $858.40 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $58.80 | $58.80 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $858.40 | $858.40 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $558.59 | $558.59 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $891.20 | $891.20 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $398.58 | $398.58 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $532.86 | $532.86 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $539.00 | $539.00 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $234.00 | $234.00 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $223.26 | $223.26 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $612.63 | $612.63 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $550.00 | $550.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $282.44 | $282.44 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $129.22 | $129.22 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $400.00 | $400.00 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $109.44 | $109.44 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $194.65 | $194.65 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $293.40 | $293.40 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $255.00 | $255.00 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $685.60 | $685.60 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $299.27 | $299.27 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $409.31 | $409.31 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $272.00 | $272.00 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $58.80 | $58.80 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $297.44 | $297.44 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $388.54 | $388.54 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $612.63 | $612.63 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $225.68 | $225.68 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $246.40 | $246.40 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $780.00 | $780.00 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $524.25 | $524.25 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $685.60 | $685.60 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $809.60 | $809.60 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $444.72 | $444.72 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $64.05 | $64.05 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $619.20 | $619.20 |
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
- Kentucky$395.96
- Louisiana$278.40
- Maine$242.85
- Maryland$490.59
- Massachusetts$549.50
- Michigan$369.00
- 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.