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Ultrasound To Locate A Foreign Object In The Eye

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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 8 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$85.11$74.13 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$54.95 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $40 to $191Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $62 to $155
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $85professional $85

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
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$147.91
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 27th 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.