Foreign body removal cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $79.80 to $2,216.51, with a median of $301.95. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City (Union City). The highest price is 27.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $301.95, is 38% below the US median of $484.50.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Tennessee ranks 6th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 60 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$79.80Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City
Median$301.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,216.51in Tennessee
Lowest saves$222.15vs 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $127.20 | $424.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $127.20 | $424.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $127.20 | $424.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $127.20 | $424.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $127.20 | $424.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $127.20 | $424.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Houston County Community Hospital Erin · Erin, TN PF REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $167.71 | $419.28 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 10120 Incision & Removal Foreign Body Simp FAC | $171.90 | $450.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN CL REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY 10120 | $174.08 | $256.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN SOFT TISSUE FB REMOVAL SQ - SIMPLE | $223.73 | $472.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $239.60 | $962.25 | Jul 14, 2026 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 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Remove Foreign Body Simple | $310.42 | $1,411.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Remove Foreign Body Simple | $310.42 | $1,411.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Remove Foreign Body Simple | $310.42 | $1,411.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $312.42 | $762.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $313.00 | $1,596.92 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC FB Removal Tissue Simple | $355.18 | $1,229.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $377.43 | $1,528.07 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC REMO FB SOFT TISSUE | $383.32 | $1,295.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $456.82 | $1,960.61 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 10120620100 - INCISION & REMOVAL FOREGIN BODY SQ SIMPL | $504.28 | $784.26 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY 10120 | $508.26 | $1,013.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC REMO FB SOFT TISSUE | $547.79 | $1,295.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 10120 Incision & Removal Foreign Body Simp FAC | $579.60 | $966.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $594.34 | $2,028.47 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $614.88 | $1,886.12 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $626.15 | $2,764.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $641.76 | $3,308.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $642.77 | $2,380.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC FB Removal Tissue Simple | $648.91 | $1,229.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM SKIN | $649.00 | $649.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INCISION AND REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE TECHFEE | $719.16 | $1,198.60 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $841.29 | $2,901.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $841.29 | $2,901.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC INCISION/REM FB SUBQ SMP | $841.29 | $2,901.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $988.72 | $1,950.14 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RMV FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $1,272.15 | $4,240.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Remove Foreign Body Simple | $2,216.51 | $10,075.03 | Mar 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $87.15 | $310.42 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 9 | $312.42 | $614.88 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $301.95 | $301.95 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 3 | $383.32 | $547.79 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $127.20 | $127.20 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $313.00 | $313.00 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $127.20 | $127.20 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $127.20 | $127.20 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $641.76 | $641.76 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $292.80 | $292.80 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $174.08 | $174.08 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $127.20 | $127.20 |
| Erin, TN | 1 | $167.71 | $167.71 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $223.73 | $223.73 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $95.45 | $95.45 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $239.60 | $239.60 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $117.99 | $117.99 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $127.20 | $127.20 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $274.50 | $274.50 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $355.18 | $355.18 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $594.34 | $594.34 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $649.00 | $649.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $171.90 | $171.90 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $117.99 | $117.99 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $841.29 | $841.29 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $841.29 | $841.29 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $79.80 | $79.80 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $377.43 | $377.43 |
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
- 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
- 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.