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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Tennessee 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 6 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$219$170 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$813 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,074Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $135 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $219

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
$190.55
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 28th of 51

$229

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.