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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

New Mexico 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$66.07$56.23 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$75.86 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $56 to $1,445Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $44 to $224
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $417professional $66

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
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$102.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $66.07 · 31st 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.