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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Maryland 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$204$155 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$141 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $123 to $3,715Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $417
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $331professional $204

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$204

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.