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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Minnesota 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$389$263 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$224 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,692Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $204 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $389

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
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
6 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
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$398

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.