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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Maryland 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?

$275

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $603.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,715Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,122
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,202professional $275

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
$100.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$275

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.