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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Arizona 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$245$182 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,445 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $302 to $6,761Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,122
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $245

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
$1,071.52
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 42nd of 51

$269

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.