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Removal of an Object From Inside the Eye

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 65235

Surgical removal of a fragment or object lodged in the front chamber of the eye or in the lens itself, reached through a small incision at the edge of the cornea. Such fragments usually arrive at high speed from grinding, hammering, or an explosion and have pierced the wall of the eye. It is urgent surgery, done to prevent infection and lasting damage to sight.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of an Object From Inside the Eye cost?

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $5,623.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,586
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020

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
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,244.36
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Indiana than in Maine. 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.

Minnesota· 27th of 50

$3,020

IN $6,918ME $708

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.