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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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$191$148 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$309 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $182 to $4,786Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $126 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $191

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
$154.88
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
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
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 39th of 51

$204

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.