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Biopsy of the Cornea

New Jersey 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?

$2,067

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,067 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $117 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$117$97.72 to $145
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,288 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $676 to $6,761Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $81 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $117

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,912.51
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
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
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.13

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 9th of 51

$2,067

$117 physician + $1,950 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.