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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Colorado 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 October 2026.

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

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$234 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,380 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,511Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $191 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$347

AK $891UT $214

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.