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Biopsy of the Cornea

Michigan 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?

$1,410

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,410 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$151$135 to $191
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$490 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,754Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $112 to $200
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,259professional $151

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
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
1 more rate 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
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 25th of 51

$1,410

$151 physician + $1,259 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.