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Biopsy of the Cornea

Kentucky 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?

$1,436

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,436 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $117 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$117$95.50 to $141
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$468 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $145 to $3,890Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $85 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $117

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
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.14

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 23rd of 51

$1,436

$117 physician + $1,318 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.