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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Ohio 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$44.67 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$129 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $66 to $4,169Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $40 to $102
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $457professional $56

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
$60.26
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$630.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$93.33
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
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 41st of 51

$60.26

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.