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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Louisiana 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$251$209 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$891 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,365Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $174 to $347
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $251

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
$295.12
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 20th of 51

$316

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.