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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Iowa 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$83.18$53.70 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$105 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $81 to $6,761Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $41 to $245
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $562professional $83

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
$72.44
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$91.20

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.