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Biopsy of an Eye Movement Muscle

Maine rates for HCPCS 67346

Removal of a small sample of tissue from one of the muscles that moves the eye, so it can be examined under a microscope. It is used to help diagnose muscle or inflammatory conditions affecting eye movement, such as unexplained muscle enlargement or suspected inflammatory or autoimmune disease. The sample is typically taken through a small incision in the tissue covering the white of the eye.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Biopsy of an Eye Movement Muscle cost?

$2,521

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,521 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$282$219 to $295
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,950 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,890Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $186 to $363
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$346.74
2 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 11.2 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

Maine· 23rd of 51

$2,521

$282 physician + $2,239 facility

CO $6,406MT $571

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.