Foreign body removal cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $173.88 to $6,405.25, with a median of $447.50. The lowest price is at Duke University Hospital (Durham) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 36.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $447.50, is 8% below the US median of $484.50.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- North Carolina ranks 22nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 53 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$173.88Duke University Hospital + 2 more
Median$447.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,405.25in North Carolina
Lowest saves$273.62vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital lowest Durham · Durham, NC Incisn/Rmvl FB Subq Smpl | $173.88 | $644.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Incisn/Rmvl FB Subq Smpl | $173.88 | $644.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Incisn/Rmvl FB Subq Smpl | $173.88 | $644.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC Incision and Rem FB Subq, Simple-ED | $175.28 | $313.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Incision and Rem FB Subq, Simple-ED | $176.96 | $316.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta · Sparta, NC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $195.00 | $390.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Incision and Rem FB Subq, Simple-ED | $201.04 | $359.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Incisn/Rmvl FB Subq Smpl | $248.40 | $920.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC INCISE & REM FB SUBQ SIMPLE | $265.20 | $1,326.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC 10120 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE TechFee | $272.98 | $389.96 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $277.00 | $554.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $287.80 | $719.50 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $338.50 | $677.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $352.50 | $705.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Incision and Rem FB Subq, Simple-ED | $379.68 | $678.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Incision and Rem FB Subq, Simple-ED | $388.08 | $693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Incision and Rem FB Subq, Simple-ED | $395.36 | $706.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Incision Removal Foreign Body | $397.10 | $1,045.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Incision Removal Foreign Body | $397.10 | $1,045.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $447.50 | $895.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $447.50 | $895.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $447.50 | $895.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $447.50 | $895.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $447.50 | $895.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $447.50 | $895.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $447.50 | $895.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $447.50 | $895.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $447.50 | $895.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $447.50 | $895.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Spec-Fb Removal Subcuta Tissue | $480.50 | $961.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $534.60 | $891.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $534.60 | $891.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $534.60 | $891.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center one side Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $534.60 | $891.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $534.60 | $891.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $646.12 | $1,615.29 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $687.60 | $1,719.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $726.16 | $1,815.40 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC Incision and Rem FB Subq, Simple-ED | $729.12 | $1,302.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC FB Removal Tissue Simple | $763.70 | $1,091.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $768.60 | $768.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $795.50 | $1,591.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Incision and Rem FB Subq, Simple | $922.73 | $1,741.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Incision and Rem FB Subq, Simple-ED | $922.73 | $1,741.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,042.00 | $2,084.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $1,429.44 | $1,429.44 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,440.00 | $2,880.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,519.50 | $3,039.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC RMV FB SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $1,961.00 | $1,961.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC RMV FB SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $1,961.00 | $1,961.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC RMV FB SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $1,961.00 | $1,961.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $2,317.00 | $2,317.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $6,405.25 | $16,013.13 | Jul 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 12 | $248.40 | $447.50 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $534.60 | $534.60 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $173.88 | $397.10 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $1,042.00 | $1,440.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $1,429.44 | $1,873.22 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $173.88 | $430.74 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $379.68 | $379.68 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $265.20 | $265.20 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $447.50 | $447.50 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $534.60 | $534.60 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $768.60 | $768.60 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $173.88 | $173.88 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $395.36 | $395.36 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $534.60 | $534.60 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $480.50 | $480.50 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $726.16 | $726.16 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $795.50 | $795.50 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $922.73 | $922.73 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $6,405.25 | $6,405.25 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $729.12 | $729.12 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $388.08 | $388.08 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $277.00 | $277.00 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $763.70 | $763.70 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $352.50 | $352.50 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $338.50 | $338.50 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $176.96 | $176.96 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $201.04 | $201.04 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $195.00 | $195.00 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $646.12 | $646.12 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $447.50 | $447.50 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $272.98 | $272.98 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $175.28 | $175.28 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $922.73 | $922.73 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $287.80 | $287.80 |
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
- 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 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.