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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Nebraska 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $617 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$257$200 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$295 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,761Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $138 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $257

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
$295.12
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
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
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 17th of 51

$269

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.