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Ultrasound To Locate A Foreign Object In The Eye

South Carolina 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $115 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$74.13$69.18 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$83.18 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $69 to $309Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $60 to $132
$50$100$200$500facility $115professional $74

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$74.13

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.