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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Kentucky 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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$219$170 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,259 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,365Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $151 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $219

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
$173.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,348.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$240

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.