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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

South Dakota 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $355 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 7 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$269$186 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$251 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $209 to $4,365Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $132 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $355professional $269

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
$213.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 11th of 51

$275

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.