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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Michigan 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 Michigan, 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 $2,884 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$151 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$295 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,012Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $132 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 46th 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.