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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Alabama rates for HCPCS 70030

An X-ray of the eye and surrounding area is taken to check for a foreign object, such as a small piece of metal or debris, that may have become lodged in or around the eye. This imaging helps locate the object before any removal is attempted. It uses standard X-ray technology rather than more advanced imaging like CT or MRI.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Eye X-ray for Foreign Body cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$27.54 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$83.18 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $83 to $105Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $22 to $42
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $30

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.70
4 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
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Alabama· 29th of 51

$35.48

AK $95.50NY $23.44

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.