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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Utah 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $692 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$43.65 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$66.07 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $44 to $4,571Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $40 to $120
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $692professional $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
$43.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$104.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$109.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$100.00

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 38th of 51

$63.10

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.