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Biopsy of the Cornea

Virginia 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?

$1,536

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,536 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $123 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$123$102 to $145
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$468 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $129 to $5,012Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $93 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $123

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
$128.82
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
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
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.62

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 20th of 51

$1,536

$123 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.