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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Iowa 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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$389$240 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$617 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $372 to $6,761Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,230
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $389

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
$398.11
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$398

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.