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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 July 2026.

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

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 8 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$251$186 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$240 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $182 to $4,467Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $148 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $407professional $251

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
$457.09
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$251

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.