Foreign body removal cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $77.25 to $3,225.30, with a median of $257.63. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital Stoddard (Bernie) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 41.8× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$77.25Mercy Hospital Stoddard + 1 more
Median$257.63half pay less
Highest$3,225.30in Missouri
Lowest saves$180.38vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard lowest Bernie · Bernie, MO Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $77.25 | $103.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard lowest Dexter · Dexter, MO Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $77.25 | $103.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Rfb Subq Tissue Simple Mlp | $156.65 | $241.00 | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS INC & REM FB SQ; SMPL PRO | $162.24 | $338.00 | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS FB REMOVAL-SUBQ SIMPLE | $164.85 | $412.13 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $200.62 | $250.77 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $208.20 | $347.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Rfb Subq Tissue Simple Mlp | $215.15 | $331.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Rfb Subq Tissue Simple Mlp | $221.65 | $341.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Rfb Subq Tissue Simple Mlp | $221.65 | $341.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Rfb Subq Tissue Simple Mlp | $228.15 | $351.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Rfb Subq Tissue Simple Pf | $230.10 | $354.00 | — source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Rfb Subq Tissue Simple Pf | $247.00 | $380.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $255.75 | $341.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $259.50 | $346.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry · St. Louis, MO-IL Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $266.25 | $355.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $266.25 | $355.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Rfb Subq Tissue Simple Mlp | $274.30 | $422.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Rfb Subq Tissue Simple Mlp | $274.30 | $422.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Rfb Subq Tissue Simple Mlp | $291.20 | $448.00 | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Remove Foregn Body Simple | $304.50 | $1,050.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Rfb Subq Tissue Simple | $390.00 | $600.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Inc&Rmvl Fb Subq Tiss Smpl | $405.00 | $7,371.71 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY/SUBQ TISSUES SIMPLE-SC | $448.20 | $747.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Rfb Subq Tissue Simple | $663.00 | $1,020.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Rfb Subq Tissue Simple | $1,513.85 | $2,329.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Rfb Subq Tissue Simple | $3,225.30 | $4,962.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Rfb Subq Tissue Simple | $3,225.30 | $4,962.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 7 | $156.65 | $274.30 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $164.85 | $228.15 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $162.24 | $304.50 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $259.50 | $324.75 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $208.20 | $328.20 |
| Perryville, MO | 2 | $215.15 | $235.45 |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $3,225.30 | $3,225.30 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $221.65 | $221.65 |
| Bernie, MO | 1 | $77.25 | $77.25 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $221.65 | $221.65 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $77.25 | $77.25 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $230.10 | $230.10 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $200.62 | $200.62 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $247.00 | $247.00 |
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
- Alabama$963.25
- Alaska$843.08
- Arizona$243.25
- Arkansas$264.55
- California$1,071.20
- Colorado$270.86
- Connecticut$610.00
- Delaware$786.96
- Florida$974.35
- Georgia$1,294.00
- Hawaii$427.20
- Idaho$1,117.00
- Illinois$465.00
- Indiana$443.95
- Iowa$253.61
- Kansas$535.20
- Kentucky$287.60
- Louisiana$267.20
- Maine$142.00
- Maryland$384.41
- Massachusetts$405.86
- Michigan$358.33
- Minnesota$521.24
- Mississippi$124.65
- Montana$234.80
- Nebraska$348.51
- Nevada$463.50
- New Hampshire$292.57
- New Jersey$502.05
- New Mexico$410.51
- New York$511.76
- North Carolina$429.45
- North Dakota$480.59
- Ohio$645.60
- Oklahoma$239.20
- Oregon$307.50
- Pennsylvania$478.80
- Rhode Island$510.00
- South Carolina$504.00
- South Dakota$727.20
- Tennessee$120.30
- Texas$699.02
- Utah$455.21
- Vermont$268.00
- Virginia$561.50
- Washington$556.00
- West Virginia$273.23
- Wisconsin$334.29
- Wyoming$178.48
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.