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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 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 $813 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$204 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$525 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $302 to $3,020Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $155 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
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
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 18th 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.