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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Illinois 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 7 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$72.44$53.70 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$79.43 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $60 to $5,129Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $42 to $162
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $380professional $72

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
$54.95
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$147.91

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 17th of 51

$77.62

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.