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Magnetic Removal Of A Metal Object Inside The Eye

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 65260

Surgery to remove a metallic object lodged inside the back portion of the eye, using a magnet to draw the fragment out through a small opening. It is used after a penetrating eye injury where a magnetic metal fragment, such as a piece of iron or steel, has become embedded inside the eye. Prompt removal helps limit damage and the risk of infection or vision loss.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Magnetic Removal Of A Metal Object Inside The Eye cost?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 10 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$977$933 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$2,239 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,318Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,585
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $4,169professional $977

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
$1,047.13
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$5,495.41
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Wyoming than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $1,175 · 42nd of 51
WY $5,495DE $1,047

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.