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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Massachusetts 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 9 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$275$186 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$195 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,715Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $148 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $275

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
$194.98
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$549.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$616.60

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 10th of 51

$275

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.