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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Indiana 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$191 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$933 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $513 to $8,318Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $158 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $240

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
$151.36
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,019.95
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
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
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 36th of 51

$263

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.