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Removal of Foreign Object From the Cornea

Vermont 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?

$56.23

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $64.57.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $372 to $832Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $41 to $78
$50$100$200$500facility $617professional $55

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$239.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$151.36

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 49th of 51

$56.23

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.