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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Arizona 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.11$27.54 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$48.98 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $23 to $191Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $26 to $209
$20$50$100$200facility $79professional $33

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
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
3 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
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 35th of 51

$33.88

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.