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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Tennessee 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58.88$48.98 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$309 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $85 to $2,042Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $39 to $1,096
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $59

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
$52.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$83.18
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
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
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.51

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 20th of 51

$72.44

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.