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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Montana 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$240$209 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$240 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $234 to $457Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $151 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $282professional $240

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$3,388.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 24th of 51

$245

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.