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Ultrasound To Locate A Foreign Object In The Eye

Colorado rates for HCPCS 76529

This imaging test uses sound waves to find and pinpoint the location of a foreign object lodged inside the eye. A small probe is used near the surface of the eye to create images of the internal structures without radiation. It helps guide a doctor toward safely removing the object.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound To Locate A Foreign Object In The Eye cost?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $110 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$72.44 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$89.13 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $76 to $224Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $62 to $138
$100$200$500facility $110professional $85

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$199.53
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Colorado· 24th of 51

$87.10

AK $229FL $66.07

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.