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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 October 2026.

How much does Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$219 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$776 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $355 to $7,762Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $191 to $437
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 23rd of 51

$309

AK $891UT $214

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.