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Complex Removal Of An Object Under The Skin

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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 8 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$275$209 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$275 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $209 to $6,918Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $170 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $275

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
$257.04
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd 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.