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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Minnesota 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$479$331 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$724 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $263 to $4,898Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $229 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $479

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
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$479

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.