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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$234$174 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$631 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $214 to $5,370Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $138 to $417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $234

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
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 19th 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.