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Removal Of Deep Foreign Object, Muscle Or Soft Tissue

Rhode Island 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?

$417

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $589.

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 $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,413Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $229 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $417

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$417

HI $2,188KY $398

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.