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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Colorado 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$115 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$708 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,248Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $102 to $209
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $132

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
$138.04
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
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
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.80

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 21st of 51

$151

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.