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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Maine 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 physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $282.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $3,467Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $145 to $389
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,388professional $209

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
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 38th 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.