Foreign body removal cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $57.75 to $1,129.76, with a median of $426.68. The lowest price is at Lisbon Area Health Services (Lisbon) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 19.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $426.68, is 12% below the US median of $484.50.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- North Dakota ranks 21st of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 28 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$57.75Lisbon Area Health Services + 1 more
Median$426.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,129.76in North Dakota
Lowest saves$368.93vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Area Health Services lowest Lisbon · Lisbon, ND INCISE & REMOVE FB SIMPLE FAC | $57.75 | $105.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center lowest Williston · Williston, ND REMOVE FOREIGN BODY FPC FAC | $57.75 | $105.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND INCISE & REMOVE FB SIMPLE FAC | $60.90 | $105.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND INCISE & REMOVE FB SIMPLE FAC | $61.95 | $105.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND FB SUBCU SIMP INCISION FPC FAC | $61.95 | $105.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman · Bowman, ND FOREIGN BODY SKIN 10120 | $270.00 | $300.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC RFB SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $280.50 | $561.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake, ND HC RFB SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $324.36 | $477.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tioga Medical Center Tioga · Williston, ND Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $340.00 | $340.00 | — source file |
| Garrison Memorial Hospital Garrison · Garrison, ND HC RFB SUBQ TISSUE SIMPLE | $343.71 | $513.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| SMP Health - St. Aloisius Harvey · Harvey, ND 10120 Incision And Removal Of Foreign Body, Subcutaneous Tissues; Simple | $407.00 | $452.00 | — source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND REMOVE FOREIGN BODY 10120 | $410.40 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND REMOVE FOREIGN BODY 10120 | $410.40 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nelson County Health System Hospital McVille · McVille, ND HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY,SMPL | $425.00 | $425.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND INCISION & REMVL FB SUBQ TISSUES SMPL | $428.35 | $659.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Ashley Medical Center Ashley · Ashley, ND REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY | $457.00 | $457.00 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY,SMPL | $505.00 | $631.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center Elgin · Elgin, ND ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $517.50 | $690.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY,SMPL | $574.62 | $942.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY,SMPL | $574.62 | $942.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $622.50 | $830.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Towner County Medical Center Cando · Cando, ND Hc Remove Foreign Body,smpl | $630.00 | $630.00 | — source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck · Bismarck, ND SURG 10120 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $695.20 | $869.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Linton Regional Medical Center Linton · Linton, ND Remove Foreign Body Simple | $698.00 | $698.00 | — source file |
| Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $751.20 | $939.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Mayville Medical Center Mayville · Mayville, ND ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $751.20 | $939.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN ED 10120 INC&REMV FB SMPL | $839.20 | $1,049.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Hospital Crosby · Crosby, ND HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY,SMPL | $1,129.76 | $1,129.76 | Oct 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck, ND | 2 | $280.50 | $487.85 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $622.50 | $730.85 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $505.00 | $539.81 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $410.40 | $410.40 |
| Williston, ND | 2 | $57.75 | $198.88 |
| Ashley, ND | 1 | $457.00 | $457.00 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $270.00 | $270.00 |
| Cando, ND | 1 | $630.00 | $630.00 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $61.95 | $61.95 |
| Crosby, ND | 1 | $1,129.76 | $1,129.76 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $574.62 | $574.62 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $61.95 | $61.95 |
| Elgin, ND | 1 | $517.50 | $517.50 |
| Garrison, ND | 1 | $343.71 | $343.71 |
| Harvey, ND | 1 | $407.00 | $407.00 |
| Hillsboro, ND | 1 | $751.20 | $751.20 |
| Linton, ND | 1 | $698.00 | $698.00 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $57.75 | $57.75 |
| Mayville, ND | 1 | $751.20 | $751.20 |
| McVille, ND | 1 | $425.00 | $425.00 |
| Turtle Lake, ND | 1 | $324.36 | $324.36 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $60.90 | $60.90 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $428.35 | $428.35 |
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 Carolina$447.50
- 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.