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Biopsy of the Cornea

North Carolina 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?

$1,138

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,138 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$138$100 to $191
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$457 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $263 to $2,692Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $58 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $138

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
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
13 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
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$1,138

$138 physician + $1,000 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.