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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Georgia 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$141$126 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$174 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $110 to $3,631Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $100 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $141

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
$114.82
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$354.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
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
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 18th of 51

$155

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.