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Biopsy of the Cornea

South 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?

$1,319

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,319 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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$145$117 to $174
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$741 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $501 to $6,607Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $95 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $145

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
$125.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
11 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
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65

Where South 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

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$1,319

$145 physician + $1,175 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.