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Removal Of An Object Under The Skin Of The Arm Or Elbow

Vermont rates for HCPCS 24200

This is the surgical removal of a foreign object located just beneath the skin of the upper arm or elbow area, without needing to go deeper into the muscle layer. A small incision is made over the object to retrieve it, and the area is then cleaned and closed. It's a more limited procedure than removing an object lodged deeper in the tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Object Under The Skin Of The Arm Or Elbow cost?

$214

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $263.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $166 to $295
$200$500professional $214

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 36th of 51

$214

HI $1,047KY $182

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.