go back

Biopsy of the Cornea

Nebraska 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?

$1,700

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,700 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$186$138 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$724 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,754Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $95 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $186

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
$131.83
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
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
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$1,700

$186 physician + $1,514 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.