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Ultrasound To Locate A Foreign Object In The Eye

Iowa 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$83.18$74.13 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$95.50 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $74 to $263Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $71 to $269
$100$200$500facility $158professional $83

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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$186.21
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 25th of 51

$85.11

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.