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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

South Carolina 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 7 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$58.88$51.29 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$75.86 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $52 to $7,943Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $40 to $110
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $178professional $59

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
$52.48
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$120.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Wyoming than in Hawaii. 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$69.18

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.