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Biopsy of an Eye Movement Muscle

North Dakota 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?

$2,350

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,350 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$288 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$191 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $191 to $3,236Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $195 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $355

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 30th of 51

$2,350

$355 physician + $1,995 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.