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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Kansas 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$234 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$692 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,802Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $191 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $275

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
$389.05
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
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
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 13th of 51

$355

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.