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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Alabama 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$69.18$48.98 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$110 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,259Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $40 to $115
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $141professional $69

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
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Wyoming than in Hawaii. 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.

Alabama· 16th of 51

$79.43

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.