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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

South 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$331$229 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$282 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $224 to $3,890Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $170 to $851
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $457professional $331

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
$275.42
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 15th of 51

$339

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.