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Biopsy of the Cornea

Maine 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?

$900

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $900 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$158$135 to $204
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$708 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,862Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $107 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $741professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39

Where Maine 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

Maine· 42nd of 51

$900

$158 physician + $741 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.