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Biopsy of the Cornea

Massachusetts 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?

$744

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $744 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $525 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$145 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$525$138 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $105 to $3,311Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $525professional $219

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
$389.05
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,981.07
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,168.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,981.07
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$707.95
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
6 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
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 44th of 51

$744

$219 physician + $525 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.