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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Michigan 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$28.84 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$48.98 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $39 to $209Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $23 to $102
$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $37

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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$58.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$190.55
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$64.57
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
10 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
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 25th of 51

$37.15

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.