Foreign body removal cost in Washington
In Washington, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $123.84 to $1,891.20, with a median of $551.02. The lowest price is at Swedish Edmonds (Edmonds). The highest price is 15.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $551.02, is 14% above the US median of $484.50.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Washington ranks 34th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 59 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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$123.84Swedish Edmonds
Median$551.02half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,891.20in Washington
Lowest saves$427.18vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Edmonds lowest Edmonds · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $123.84 | $258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 10120 Incision & Removal Foreign Body Simp FAC | $182.65 | $281.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR ED 10120 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $186.20 | $266.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PR ED 10120 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $186.20 | $266.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $192.00 | $240.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC FB REMOVAL SUBQ SIMPLE | $194.46 | $335.27 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $224.64 | $416.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC PR 10120 INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE RHC | $226.60 | $412.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA REMOVE FB SUBQ | $248.00 | $310.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA INCISE/REMOVE FB SC SIMPLE | $274.06 | $322.42 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC PR ED 10120 REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $280.70 | $401.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Incis/Remove FB Simple | $296.80 | $371.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $299.25 | $299.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $308.10 | $474.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $331.50 | $390.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $354.75 | $473.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple | $361.20 | $516.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $378.56 | $504.75 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 10120 Incision & Removal Foreign Body Subq Tiss Simple Rhc | $395.00 | $395.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $410.91 | $410.91 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA 10120 Incision & Removal Foreign Body Simp FAC | $414.39 | $727.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Remove Foreign Body Simple--Pbb | $449.10 | $499.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $459.91 | $511.01 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $513.60 | $1,070.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $513.60 | $1,070.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $513.60 | $1,070.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $522.57 | $1,811.96 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Fb Removal Subq Simple | $546.00 | $1,092.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $547.66 | $1,653.55 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $551.02 | $1,811.96 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $551.57 | $1,811.96 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SMPL | $552.50 | $850.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $556.00 | $695.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $557.18 | $1,811.96 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $569.40 | $876.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Remove foreign body from tissue under skin, simple | $592.80 | $741.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $613.60 | $767.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $665.36 | $1,811.96 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $674.90 | $794.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA INC&RMVL FB SUBQ TISS SMPL | $681.20 | $1,048.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA INC&RMVL FB SUBQ TISS SMPL | $681.20 | $1,048.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA 10120-Subcutaneous Tissue Simple | $699.15 | $932.20 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA INC&RMVL FB SUBQ TISS SMPL | $701.35 | $1,079.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | $719.20 | $1,160.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ED - INCISION/REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY, SIMPLE, FAC | $726.24 | $1,424.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC INCIS/REM FB SUBQ-SIMPLE | $729.80 | $1,653.55 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA "FB SQ INCISE & REMOVE, ER FEE" | $870.40 | $1,088.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $895.30 | $2,238.25 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $896.00 | $1,280.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $935.48 | $1,799.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Incs & Remove FB,Subq Tissue, Simple | $942.60 | $942.60 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $950.04 | $1,827.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $950.04 | $1,827.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $970.20 | $1,386.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC INCISION & REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SUBQ TISS SIMPLE | $978.60 | $1,398.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCISION & REMOVAL OF FB SMPL | $981.60 | $1,227.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC ED REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE CDM | $1,033.20 | $1,476.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Adams Rural Healthcare Ritzville · Othello, WA HC ED- INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES; SIMPLE | $1,136.50 | $1,515.34 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC INCISION & REMOVAL OF FB SMPL | $1,891.20 | $2,364.00 | Mar 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 18 | $123.84 | $549.34 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $226.60 | $654.84 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 4 | $186.20 | $578.20 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $296.80 | $299.25 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $719.20 | $834.62 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $395.00 | $402.96 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $569.40 | $1,230.30 |
| Othello, WA | 2 | $378.56 | $757.53 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $556.00 | $584.80 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $552.50 | $616.85 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $192.00 | $433.45 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $224.64 | $224.64 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $701.35 | $701.35 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $729.80 | $729.80 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $459.91 | $459.91 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $331.50 | $331.50 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $308.10 | $308.10 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $248.00 | $248.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $354.75 | $354.75 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $681.20 | $681.20 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $950.04 | $950.04 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $592.80 | $592.80 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $274.06 | $274.06 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $896.00 | $896.00 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $699.15 | $699.15 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $280.70 | $280.70 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $182.65 | $182.65 |
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
- Virginia$561.50
- West Virginia$389.50
- Wisconsin$334.29
- Wyoming$295.58
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.