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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

North Dakota 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 5 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$355$245 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$186 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $178 to $2,512Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $178 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $263professional $355

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
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 13th of 51

$355

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.