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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$31.62$25.70 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$33.88 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $31 to $468Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $55
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $76professional $32

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
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.88
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$1,698.24
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$40.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$51.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.80
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
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
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th 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.