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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Missouri 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 7 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$275$214 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,072 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $339 to $5,623Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,230
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $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
$234.42
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,318.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 10th of 51

$380

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.