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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Kentucky 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 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$182$145 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,413 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $245 to $4,365Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $123 to $316
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $182

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
$154.88
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,698.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$195

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.