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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Idaho 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$75.86$60.26 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$105 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,318Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $42 to $129
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $229professional $76

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
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 12th of 51

$83.18

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.