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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Tennessee 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$257$195 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,122 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,074Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $155 to $708
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $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
$478.63
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 31st of 51

$295

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.