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Eye X-ray for Foreign Body

Virginia 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$29.51 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$21.88 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $11 to $155Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $50
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $40professional $35

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
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$85.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$58.88
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.05
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
4 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
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$35.48

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.