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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Massachusetts 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 9 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$331$214 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$251 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,677Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $178 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,905professional $331

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
$208.93
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$724.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 17th of 51

$331

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.