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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Missouri 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$209$158 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$380 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,169Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $145 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $209

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
$223.87
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 33rd of 51

$214

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.