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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Idaho 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$257 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$214 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $195 to $4,169Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $204 to $457
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $417professional $302

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
8 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
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 11th of 51

$302

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.