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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

New Mexico 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$214$178 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$331 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $195 to $2,455Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $107 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $214

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
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
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
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 34th of 51

$214

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.