# CPT 10121: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, complicated

Medicare CPT 10121 pays $275.22 in a non-facility setting and $171.68 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $244.63 in Arkansas to $325.38 in Alaska, a 33% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10121-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $275.22 |
| National facility | $171.68 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $325.38 | $215.11 |
| District of Columbia | $312.33 | $190.36 |
| California | $304.38 | $181.86 |
| New York | $304.05 | $188.54 |
| New Jersey | $302.71 | $186.12 |
| Washington | $299.63 | $181.58 |
| Massachusetts | $297.19 | $180.86 |
| Hawaii | $293.63 | $175.90 |
| Connecticut | $293.02 | $181.50 |
| Florida | $287.82 | $183.93 |
| Maryland | $284.73 | $176.79 |
| Colorado | $284.61 | $174.44 |
| Oregon | $281.70 | $172.62 |
| Rhode Island | $281.27 | $174.31 |
| Illinois | $281.25 | $181.20 |
| New Hampshire | $280.74 | $172.96 |
| Puerto Rico | $276.94 | $172.26 |
| Virgin Islands | $276.94 | $172.26 |
| Montana | $275.20 | $171.66 |
| Pennsylvania | $273.35 | $171.93 |
| Nevada | $273.28 | $169.63 |
| Delaware | $272.31 | $170.01 |
| Texas | $272.12 | $170.19 |
| Wyoming | $271.92 | $168.38 |
| Minnesota | $271.32 | $164.77 |
| Georgia | $269.88 | $171.10 |
| Michigan | $269.82 | $172.59 |
| Virginia | $268.54 | $166.76 |
| Arizona | $268.02 | $167.69 |
| North Dakota | $267.68 | $164.14 |
| Vermont | $267.22 | $164.71 |
| South Dakota | $266.80 | $163.25 |
| Utah | $263.53 | $166.20 |
| New Mexico | $263.39 | $168.44 |
| Maine | $262.77 | $163.84 |
| Missouri | $260.75 | $165.74 |
| Louisiana | $260.74 | $166.21 |
| Ohio | $260.24 | $165.71 |
| South Carolina | $260.14 | $164.47 |
| Wisconsin | $259.16 | $159.97 |
| North Carolina | $259.03 | $162.42 |
| West Virginia | $257.98 | $168.01 |
| Indiana | $256.04 | $160.06 |
| Kentucky | $254.90 | $162.85 |
| Idaho | $254.67 | $159.41 |
| Nebraska | $253.98 | $158.41 |
| Oklahoma | $253.84 | $161.38 |
| Tennessee | $253.57 | $159.45 |
| Iowa | $252.84 | $158.09 |
| Kansas | $252.29 | $158.68 |
| Alabama | $248.05 | $157.45 |
| Mississippi | $247.81 | $158.66 |
| Arkansas | $244.63 | $155.68 |

## 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
- 10120: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10120-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 10121 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