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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Montana 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 6 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$70.79$44.67 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$70.79 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $71 to $363Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $36 to $224
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $95professional $71

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
$28.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$245.47

Where Montana 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.

Montana $70.79 · 27th 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.