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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Arkansas 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$53.70$47.86 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$67.61 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $51 to $1,820Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $39 to $78
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $380professional $54

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
$50.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$109.65

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $60.26 · 42nd 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.