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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Indiana 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$28.84$26.92 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$45.71 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $29 to $912Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $23 to $46
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $117professional $29

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
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$31.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
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
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.12

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 47th of 51

$29.51

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.