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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Kansas 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 6 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$66.07$50.12 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$100 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $63 to $7,943Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $44 to $141
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $537professional $66

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
$69.18
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $74.13 · 24th 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.