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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Massachusetts 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 9 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$74.13$50.12 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$46.77 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $47 to $3,631Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $41 to $162
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $100professional $74

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
$40.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$186.21
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$169.82
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$575.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$177.83

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $75.86 · 21st 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.