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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

North Dakota 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$251 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$148 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $148 to $759Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $182 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $214professional $347

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
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
8 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
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$331

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.