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Biopsy of the Cornea

Utah 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?

$2,947

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,947 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $129 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$129$107 to $151
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$251 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $110 to $5,754Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $95 to $186
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $129

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
$109.65
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,918.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
6 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
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Utah 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

Utah· 4th of 51

$2,947

$129 physician + $2,818 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.