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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Florida 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$89.13$79.43 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$61.66 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $38 to $4,677Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $72 to $145
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $120professional $89

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
$87.10
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$3,981.07
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
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
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.48

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 51st of 51

$91.20

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.