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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Nebraska 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$74.13$54.95 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$107 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $81 to $3,890Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $38 to $708
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $155professional $74

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
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
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
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.24

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 14th of 51

$79.43

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.