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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Virginia 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$42.66 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$75.86 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $50 to $2,951Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $37 to $87
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $372professional $50

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
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
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
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.76

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 46th of 51

$52.48

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.