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Ultrasound To Locate A Foreign Object In The Eye

Kentucky 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 6 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$77.62$69.18 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$77.62 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $71 to $138Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $68 to $138
$50$100$200$500facility $79professional $78

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
$77.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$77.62

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.