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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Oklahoma 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 5 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$195$155 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,000 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $224 to $5,012Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $138 to $282
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $195

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
$223.87
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 15th of 51

$251

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.