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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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea cost?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$48.98 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$219 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,000Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $37 to $98
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $447professional $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
$43.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
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
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.55

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 33rd of 51

$66.07

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.