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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

South Carolina 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 7 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$257$200 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$871 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $245 to $13,490Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $525
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $257

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
$288.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 32nd of 51

$288

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.