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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

West Virginia 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 5 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$186$151 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$141 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $2,089Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $132 to $263
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $204professional $186

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
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,698.24
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 50th of 51

$191

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.