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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Maryland 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.70 to $37.15.

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

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $29 to $58Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $9 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $32

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
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$51.29
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$40.74
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
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$31.62

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.