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Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon

Wyoming 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$417$282 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$501 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,738Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $219 to $631
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,738professional $417

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
6 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
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$417

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.