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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Iowa 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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$52.48$31.62 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$57.54 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $48 to $234Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $26 to $85
$10$20$50$100$200facility $85professional $52

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
$28.84
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
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
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.12

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$54.95

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.