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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 October 2026.

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

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$141 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$309 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $174 to $3,890Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $123 to $324
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $182

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
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,698.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$182

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.