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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Kentucky 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $309 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$54.95$43.65 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$64.57 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $46 to $10,715Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $39 to $107
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $309professional $55

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
$45.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$1,995.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$58.88

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.