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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Alabama 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 5 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$224$174 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$776 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,455Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $158 to $316
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $224

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 45th of 51

$245

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.