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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 October 2026.

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

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$245 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$316 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,631Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $195 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $316

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
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
12 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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 8th of 51

$324

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.