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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Oregon 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 8 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$309$209 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$275 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $209 to $4,898Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $148 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $309

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
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$316

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.