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Ultrasound To Locate A Foreign Object In The Eye

West 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 5 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$77.62$74.13 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$77.62 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $78 to $182Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $62 to $129
$50$100$200$500facility $78professional $78

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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$549.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$147.91

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 45th of 51

$77.62

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.