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Removal of a Deep Foreign Body in the Arm

Maine rates for HCPCS 24201

Surgical removal of a foreign object such as a splinter of glass, metal or wood that is lodged deep in the tissues of the upper arm or around the elbow, beneath the covering layer of the muscle. Imaging is often used beforehand to pinpoint it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Deep Foreign Body in the Arm cost?

$589

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $832.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $5,888 to $5,888Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $5,888professional $589

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Maine· 31st of 51

$589

CA $1,950WV $490

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.