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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Delaware 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 4 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$234$178 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$178 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,802Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $158 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $282professional $234

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
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 51st of 51

$234

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.