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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Rhode Island 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$182 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$447 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,981Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $151 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $251

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81
3 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
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 23rd of 51

$251

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.