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Biopsy of the Cornea

Arizona 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?

$1,231

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,231 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $135 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$135$107 to $178
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$550 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $372 to $3,802Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $85 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $135

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
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
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.79

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 31st of 51

$1,231

$135 physician + $1,096 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.