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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Georgia 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$29.51 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$31.62 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $26 to $81Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $23 to $72
$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $36

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
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
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
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.99

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 27th of 51

$36.31

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.