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Biopsy of the Cornea

Iowa 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?

$1,867

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,867 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$186 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$389 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $263 to $5,754Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $148 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $245

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
$251.19
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
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
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$1,867

$245 physician + $1,622 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.