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Ultrasound To Locate A Foreign Object In The Eye

Maryland 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$81.28$74.13 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$26.30 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $19 to $102Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $58 to $126
$20$50$100$200$500facility $44professional $81

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 40th of 51

$81.28

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.