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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

New Mexico 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$309$219 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$309 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,762Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,175
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $490professional $309

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
$316.23
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 22nd of 51

$309

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.