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Biopsy of the Cornea

Rhode Island 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?

$1,567

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,567 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $155 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$155$123 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$631 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $389 to $4,266Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $102 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $155

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 17th of 51

$1,567

$155 physician + $1,413 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.