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Biopsy of the Cornea

Missouri 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?

$1,528

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,528 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$148$117 to $200
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$661 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $398 to $5,623Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $148

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
$169.82
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
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
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 21st of 51

$1,528

$148 physician + $1,380 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.