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Removal Of An Object Stuck In The Nose

Colorado rates for HCPCS 30300

This is the removal of a foreign object lodged inside the nasal passage, done as a straightforward procedure in an office or clinic setting without needing an operating room. It's common in young children who have placed a small object in their nose. Simple instruments are used to retrieve the object through the nostril.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Object Stuck In The Nose cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$148 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$363 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $214 to $5,888Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $129 to $417
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,291professional $240

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
$186.21
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in California than in Arkansas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $302 · 8th of 51
CA $537AR $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.