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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Eye X-ray for Foreign Body cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $38.90.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $21 to $58
$20$50$100professional $34

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Florida. 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.

Louisiana· 26th of 51

$33.88

WI $83.18FL $26.92

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.