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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

New Mexico 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$22.39 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$89.13 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $33 to $479Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $8 to $50
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $275professional $30

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
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
2 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
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 43rd of 51

$30.20

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.