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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Georgia 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 6 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$275$200 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,622 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $417 to $7,079Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $170 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $275

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
$275.42
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 51

$309

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.