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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Illinois 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 Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$33.11$25.70 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$48.98 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $33 to $234Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $13 to $60
$20$50$100$200$500facility $81professional $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
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$154.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$102.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$79.43
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
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
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 34th 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.