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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Arkansas 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$33.11 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$75.86 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $34 to $107Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $44
$20$50$100$200facility $76professional $35

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
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
2 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
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 33rd of 51

$34.67

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.