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Surgical Opening of the Eye Socket for Biopsy

California rates for HCPCS 61332

This covers a surgery in which the eye socket (orbit) is surgically opened, often through an approach involving the skull, to take a tissue sample from a growth or abnormal area within the socket. A neurosurgeon or specialized surgeon performs this to obtain tissue for diagnosis without necessarily removing the entire growth. This is a more involved procedure than a simple biopsy taken through the eyelid or a small external incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Opening of the Eye Socket for Biopsy cost?

$6,026

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,074 to $8,511.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $13,804Professionalmedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $12,023
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $12,023

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where California sits

The same service costs 478.6 times more in Oklahoma than in Mississippi. 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.

California· 12th of 33

$6,026

OK $12,023MS $25.12

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.