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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

North Dakota 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$38.02 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$30.90 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $31 to $263Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $30 to $91
$20$50$100$200$500facility $93professional $56

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
$30.90
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
5 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
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$57.54

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.