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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

New Jersey 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$245$178 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,090 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $245 to $10,233Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $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
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 27th of 51

$302

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.