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Biopsy of the Cornea

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 65410

Takes a small sample of tissue from the cornea, the clear dome at the very front of the eye, so it can be examined under a microscope or grown in the laboratory. It is done when an ulcer, infection, or unusual clouding is not clearing and the cause needs to be pinned down. Only a small piece is taken, leaving the rest of the cornea intact.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Biopsy of the Cornea cost?

$1,216

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,216 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$145$120 to $166
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$661 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,754Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $110 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 10.9 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arkansas· 33rd of 51

$1,216

$145 physician + $1,072 facility

CO $3,950MT $363

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.