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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Alaska rates for HCPCS 20520

This procedure removes a foreign object, such as a splinter, glass fragment, or piece of metal, that has become lodged in a muscle or the tissue sheath surrounding a tendon. It's the more straightforward version of this kind of removal, used when the object is relatively easy to locate and access. A small incision is typically made to reach and extract the object.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 6 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$398$186 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$204 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,413Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $324professional $398

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
$165.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$398

MN $417DE $191

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.