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Removal Of Deep Foreign Object, Muscle Or Soft Tissue

Montana 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 October 2026.

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

$1,103

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,103 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $676 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$389 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$676$407 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,995Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $257 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $427

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 7.0 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Montana· 49th of 51

$1,103

$427 physician + $676 facility

CO $6,378WV $907

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.