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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Florida 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 Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 8 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$51.29$42.66 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$741 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $204 to $10,471Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $34 to $98
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $51

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
$147.91
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$125.89
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$134.90
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$79.43
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$67.61

Where Florida 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.

Florida $60.26 · 41st 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.