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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Maine 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$54.95 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$63.10 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $63 to $692Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $46 to $93
$50$100$200$500facility $91professional $63

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
10 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
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$9.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$9.12

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 35th of 51

$63.10

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.