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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

North Carolina 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.92 to $58.88.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $22 to $158
$10$20$50$100$200professional $32

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
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$83.18
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$31.62

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.