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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

South Dakota 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$95.50$66.07 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$69.18 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $59 to $224Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $50 to $166
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $89professional $95

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
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
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
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.46

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$95.50

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.