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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Nevada 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$204$155 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$209 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $141 to $5,248Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $138 to $776
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $204

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 40th of 51

$209

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.