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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Montana 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $437 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$269$182 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$316 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,514Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,000
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $437professional $269

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$489.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$489.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 30th of 51

$295

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.