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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 October 2026.

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

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$58.88 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$282 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $63 to $1,380Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $46 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $79

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
$72.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$79.43
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
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.75

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 6th of 51

$105

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.