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Biopsy of the Cornea

South 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?

$687

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $447 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$174 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$447$214 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,349Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $126 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $447professional $240

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
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
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49

Where South 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

South Dakota· 46th of 51

$687

$240 physician + $447 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.