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Ultrasound To Locate A Foreign Object In The Eye

Rhode Island 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 4 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$72.44$72.44 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$162 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $138 to $257Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $63 to $120
$100$200facility $182professional $72

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$72.44

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.