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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Rhode Island 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$28.84 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$107 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $93 to $204Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $25 to $55
$20$50$100$200facility $158professional $40

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
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
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$41.69

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.