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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Alaska rates for HCPCS 65220

This procedure removes a foreign object, such as a piece of metal, wood, or debris, that is stuck on the clear front surface of the eye. It's done without using a slit lamp, a specialized microscope commonly used for close eye exams, relying instead on other magnification and instruments. It's a common urgent-care or emergency treatment after an eye injury.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 6 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$170$107 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$89.13 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $52 to $955Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $55 to $324
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $182professional $170

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
$141.25
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$338.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Wyoming than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $170 · 3rd of 51
WY $234HI $53.70

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.