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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Kentucky 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$26.92$24.55 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$27.54 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $11 to $58Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $20 to $44
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $27

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$114.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
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
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$26.92

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.