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Removal Of Deep Foreign Object, Muscle Or Soft Tissue

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 20525

This procedure removes a foreign object, such as a piece of glass, metal, or wood, that has become lodged deep in muscle or soft tissue, requiring more extensive dissection than a surface-level removal. It is used when the object is not easily accessible just under the skin. It may require imaging beforehand to locate the object precisely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Deep Foreign Object, Muscle Or Soft Tissue cost?

$3,470

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,470 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$380$240 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,660 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,511Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $204 to $631
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,090professional $380

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
$257.04
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,511.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeKentucky $3,470 · 25th of 50
IN $8,735WV $835

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.