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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Alaska rates for HCPCS 10121

This is the surgical removal of a foreign object lodged just beneath the skin, done in a more involved way than a simple removal — for example because the object is deeply embedded, hard to locate, or surrounded by inflamed or infected tissue. It typically requires a larger incision or more extensive exploration than a straightforward removal. The wound is then cleaned and closed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin cost?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$417 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$389 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $234 to $9,550Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$646

HI $1,905DE $234

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.