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Ultrasound To Locate A Foreign Object In The Eye

Utah 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 Utah, 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 $145 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$72.44 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$79.43 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $79 to $269Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $51 to $174
$50$100$200$500facility $145professional $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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 26th 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.