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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 October 2026.

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

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$34.67 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$57.54 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $38 to $4,677Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $31 to $76
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $115professional $46

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
$33.88
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$3,981.07
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
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
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.37

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$50.12

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.