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Biopsy of the Cornea

Illinois 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?

$1,893

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,893 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $155 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$155$117 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$813 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $501 to $3,890Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $105 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $155

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
$158.49
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$501.19
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
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
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 11th of 51

$1,893

$155 physician + $1,738 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.