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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Missouri 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $871 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$48.98 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$155 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $66 to $5,623Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $43 to $708
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $871professional $63

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
$46.77
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
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
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.24

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 23rd of 51

$70.79

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.