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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 July 2026.

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

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 5 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 $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$77.62 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $54 to $3,890Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $39 to $115
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $741professional $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
$51.29
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Wyoming than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $61.66 · 39th of 51
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.