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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Michigan 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$245$214 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$309 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $219 to $4,898Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $158 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $245

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
$218.78
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$912.01
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 44th of 51

$263

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.