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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Washington, DC 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?

$58.88

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $77.62.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $52 to $7,762Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $34 to $83
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $52

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
$52.48
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$173.78

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$58.88

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.