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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Florida 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 October 2026.

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

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $355 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$129 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$191 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $132 to $6,026Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $110 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $355professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Florida· 51st of 51

$174

AK $603FL $174

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.