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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Arizona 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$56.23$44.67 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$457 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $91 to $4,898Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $38 to $155
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $1,995professional $56

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
$134.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $63.10 · 36th 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.