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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 October 2026.

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

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.11$23.99 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$56.23 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $44 to $191Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $19 to $44
$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $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
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 30th of 51

$35.48

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.