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Biopsy of the Cornea

North Dakota 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?

$368

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $368 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $145 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$224$174 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$145$102 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $102 to $759Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $141 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $145professional $224

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
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.49

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 50th of 51

$368

$224 physician + $145 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.