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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Arizona rates for HCPCS 65430

This is the collection of a small sample of cells or material from the surface of the cornea, the clear front layer of the eye, to check for an infection under a microscope and in a laboratory culture. It's used when an eye infection is suspected and the specific cause needs to be identified to choose the right treatment. The sample is taken with a gentle scraping motion, typically after numbing the eye.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $251 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$97.72 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$126 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $62 to $2,188Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $85 to $813
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $251professional $107

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
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
$52.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$117

AK $407FL $91.20

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.