# CPT 10120: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, simple

Medicare CPT 10120 pays $157.32 in a non-facility setting and $102.21 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $139.13 in Arkansas to $182.43 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10120-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $157.32 |
| National facility | $102.21 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $182.43 | $123.74 |
| District of Columbia | $180.09 | $115.17 |
| California | $177.29 | $112.08 |
| New Jersey | $173.98 | $111.92 |
| New York | $173.93 | $112.45 |
| Washington | $173.39 | $110.57 |
| Massachusetts | $171.67 | $109.75 |
| Hawaii | $170.82 | $108.15 |
| Connecticut | $167.79 | $108.43 |
| Colorado | $164.00 | $105.36 |
| Maryland | $163.00 | $105.54 |
| Oregon | $162.39 | $104.33 |
| Florida | $162.12 | $106.83 |
| New Hampshire | $161.36 | $103.99 |
| Rhode Island | $161.29 | $104.36 |
| Puerto Rico | $158.49 | $102.77 |
| Virgin Islands | $158.49 | $102.77 |
| Illinois | $157.91 | $104.66 |
| Montana | $157.31 | $102.20 |
| Minnesota | $157.30 | $100.59 |
| Nevada | $156.65 | $101.48 |
| Wyoming | $156.10 | $100.99 |
| Delaware | $155.69 | $101.24 |
| Pennsylvania | $155.68 | $101.70 |
| Texas | $155.45 | $101.20 |
| North Dakota | $154.54 | $99.43 |
| South Dakota | $154.21 | $99.10 |
| Virginia | $154.02 | $99.85 |
| Vermont | $153.88 | $99.32 |
| Arizona | $153.15 | $99.74 |
| Georgia | $153.10 | $100.53 |
| Michigan | $152.33 | $100.59 |
| Maine | $150.55 | $97.89 |
| Utah | $150.07 | $98.26 |
| Wisconsin | $149.34 | $96.54 |
| New Mexico | $148.89 | $98.35 |
| North Carolina | $148.07 | $96.65 |
| South Carolina | $148.04 | $97.11 |
| Missouri | $147.95 | $97.37 |
| Louisiana | $147.71 | $97.40 |
| Ohio | $147.53 | $97.22 |
| Indiana | $146.67 | $95.59 |
| Idaho | $145.82 | $95.12 |
| Nebraska | $145.72 | $94.85 |
| Iowa | $144.90 | $94.48 |
| Tennessee | $144.88 | $94.78 |
| West Virginia | $144.54 | $96.65 |
| Kentucky | $144.39 | $95.40 |
| Oklahoma | $144.20 | $94.98 |
| Kansas | $144.16 | $94.34 |
| Alabama | $141.18 | $92.95 |
| Mississippi | $140.41 | $92.95 |
| Arkansas | $139.13 | $91.79 |

## Related codes

- 10060: Incision and drainage of abscess, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10060-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10061: Incision and drainage of abscess, complicated — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10061-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10121: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, complicated — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10121-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11000: Debridement of extensive eczematous or infected skin, first 10% of body surface — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11042: Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11042-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11043: Debridement, muscle and/or fascia, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11043-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11044: Debridement, bone, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11044-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11100: Biopsy of skin, single lesion — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11100-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 10120 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules