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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Colorado 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 October 2026.

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

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$47.86 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$617 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $91 to $5,129Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $44 to $100
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $60

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.24

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Colorado· 21st of 51

$72.44

AK $191MD $50.12

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.