Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple Cost Comparison

10120 (HCPCS)

Cash prices (without insurance) for Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple (CPT 10120) range from $482 to $482 across 1 hospitals in 1 state. The national average cash price is $482.

This procedure involves removing an object that has become lodged under your skin, such as a splinter, piece of glass, or metal fragment. Your doctor might recommend this if the foreign object is causing pain, infection, or other problems and cannot be removed with simple at-home methods. During the procedure, the area will be numbed, the doctor will make a small opening in the skin to locate and remove the object, and the wound will be closed or left to heal.