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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Ohio 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 9 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$646$380 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $178 to $4,786Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $132 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $646professional $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
$263.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
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
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$147.91

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 46th of 51

$195

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.