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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Iowa 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$229$178 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$245 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,905Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $123 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $562professional $229

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
$177.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,187.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
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
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$240

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.