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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 July 2026.

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

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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$195$148 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$3,236 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $372 to $10,471Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $135 to $339
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $195

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
$218.78
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$209

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.