Foreign body removal cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $79.80 to $1,272.15, with a median of $120.30. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City (Union City). The highest price is 15.9× 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$79.80Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City
Median$120.30half pay less
Highest$1,272.15in Tennessee
Lowest saves$40.50vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City lowest Union City · Union City, TN HC ED 10120-REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE-SIMPLE | $79.80 | $399.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 10120-REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE-SIMPLE | $87.15 | $415.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 10120-REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE-SIMPLE | $87.15 | $415.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 10120-REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE-SIMPLE | $87.15 | $415.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $91.90 | $318.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC ED 10120-REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE-SIMPLE | $95.45 | $415.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 10120-REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE-SIMPLE | $99.60 | $415.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $106.72 | $368.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $106.72 | $368.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $106.72 | $368.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $117.99 | $513.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $117.99 | $513.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $167.90 | $318.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $198.72 | $368.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $274.50 | $915.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $292.80 | $915.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $301.95 | $915.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $301.95 | $915.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN SP REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $301.95 | $915.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Remove Foreign Body Simple | $310.42 | $1,411.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Remove Foreign Body Simple | $310.42 | $1,411.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Remove Foreign Body Simple | $310.42 | $1,411.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Remove Foreign Body Simple | $310.42 | $1,411.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Remove Foreign Body Simple | $310.42 | $1,411.00 | — source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $594.34 | $2,028.47 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $641.76 | $3,308.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RMV FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,272.15 | $4,240.50 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $87.15 | $310.42 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Knoxville, TN | 3 | $301.95 | $301.95 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $106.72 | $198.72 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $167.90 | $167.90 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $641.76 | $641.76 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $292.80 | $292.80 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $95.45 | $95.45 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $117.99 | $117.99 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $274.50 | $274.50 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $91.90 | $91.90 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $594.34 | $594.34 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $117.99 | $117.99 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $106.72 | $106.72 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $106.72 | $106.72 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $79.80 | $79.80 |
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
- Missouri$257.63
- 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
- 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.