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Biopsy of the Cornea

Montana 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?

$363

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $204 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$141 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$204$151 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $148 to $468Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $95 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $204professional $158

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04

Where Montana 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$363

$158 physician + $204 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.