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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Foreign Object From Muscle or Tendon cost?

$219

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $417.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,388Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $148 to $513
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,380professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$645.65

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 36th of 51

$219

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.