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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 July 2026.

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

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 7 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$186 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,884 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $269 to $9,333Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $162 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $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
$269.15
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 25th of 51

$302

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.