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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$234$186 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$257 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $234 to $427Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $135 to $389
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $288professional $234

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 18th of 51

$251

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.