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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Georgia 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 7 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$229$186 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,175 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $245 to $6,918Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $148 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $229

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
$213.80
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 21st of 51

$245

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.