Foreign body removal cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $51.52 to $3,148.80, with a median of $561.50. The lowest price is at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (Norfolk). The highest price is 61.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $561.50, is 16% above the US median of $484.50.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Virginia ranks 35th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$51.52Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Median$561.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,148.80in Virginia
Lowest saves$509.98vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters lowest Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC RMV FRGN BODY SMP | $51.52 | $57.24 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $117.99 | $513.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $117.99 | $513.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC INCISE & REMOVAL FB SUBQ SIMP | $120.30 | $802.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Remove Foreign Body Simple | $229.63 | $459.25 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Removal Fb Simple | $244.00 | $488.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Removal FB Skin | $259.20 | $864.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA INCIS REMOV FB SKIN SIMPLE | $307.64 | $439.48 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Remove foreign body | $351.50 | $703.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Remove foreign body | $351.50 | $703.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA 10120 I&Fb Removal Subq-Simple | $398.00 | $796.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Spec-Fb Removal Subcuta Tissue | $398.00 | $796.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA I&Fb Removal Subq-Simple | $436.50 | $873.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB INCISION/REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY | $495.60 | $1,416.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB INCISION/REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY | $495.60 | $1,416.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB INCISION/REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY | $495.60 | $1,416.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Removal FB Skin | $518.40 | $864.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Removal FB Skin | $518.40 | $864.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Removal FB Skin | $518.40 | $864.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Removal Fb Skin | $550.38 | $917.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC FB REMOVE SUBQ SIMPLE | $561.50 | $1,123.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC FB REMOVE SUBQ SIMPLE | $561.50 | $1,123.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC FB REMOVE SUBQ SIMPLE | $561.50 | $1,123.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC FB REMOVE SUBQ SIMPLE | $561.50 | $1,123.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC FB REMOVE SUBQ SIMPLE | $561.50 | $1,123.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia · Emporia, VA HC Removal FB Skin | $624.60 | $2,082.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Removal FB Skin | $624.60 | $2,082.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Spec-Fb Removal Subcuta Tissue | $690.50 | $1,381.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Spec-Fb Removal Subcuta Tissue | $690.50 | $1,381.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC I&Fb Removal Subq-Simple | $690.50 | $1,381.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 10120 I&Fb Removal Subq-Simple | $690.50 | $1,381.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV I&Fb Removal Subq-Simple | $690.50 | $1,381.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Spec-Fb Removal Subcuta Tissue | $690.50 | $1,381.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Spec-Fb-Removal Subcuta Tissue | $690.50 | $1,381.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 10120 I&Fb Removal Subq-Simple | $690.50 | $1,381.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $723.32 | $1,808.29 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Removal FB - Subcutaneous | $740.40 | $1,234.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Removal FB - Subcutaneous | $740.40 | $1,234.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Removal FB Skin | $777.60 | $1,296.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Removal FB Skin | $777.60 | $1,296.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC Removal FB Skin | $1,079.40 | $1,799.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $1,141.11 | $2,852.78 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $1,555.38 | $3,888.46 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $3,032.80 | $7,505.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple | $3,148.80 | $7,872.00 | Jul 10, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 12 | $51.52 | $620.44 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 8 | $351.50 | $561.50 |
| Richmond, VA | 5 | $624.60 | $740.40 |
| Roanoke, VA | 3 | $259.20 | $495.60 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1 | $495.60 | $495.60 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $1,555.38 | $1,555.38 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $117.99 | $117.99 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $398.00 | $398.00 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $3,032.80 | $3,032.80 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $624.60 | $624.60 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $723.32 | $723.32 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $307.64 | $307.64 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $398.00 | $398.00 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $1,079.40 | $1,079.40 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $120.30 | $120.30 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $3,148.80 | $3,148.80 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $117.99 | $117.99 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $436.50 | $436.50 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $690.50 | $690.50 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $244.00 | $244.00 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $1,141.11 | $1,141.11 |
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
- Tennessee$301.95
- Texas$524.59
- Utah$423.68
- Vermont$492.00
- Washington$551.02
- West Virginia$389.50
- Wisconsin$334.29
- Wyoming$295.58
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.