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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Maine 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$39.81$34.67 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$34.67 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $35 to $178Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $30 to $66
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $83professional $40

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
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$56.23
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.60
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$4,677.35
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
7 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
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 22nd of 51

$39.81

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.