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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Indiana 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$138 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$525 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $302 to $8,318Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $132 to $309
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $200

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
$138.04
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,344.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59
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
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 37th of 51

$204

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.