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Removal Of An Object Stuck In The Nose

West Virginia 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 5 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$224$195 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$195 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $115 to $832Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $123 to $269
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $372professional $224

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
$114.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,023.29
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $240 · 25th 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.