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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Idaho 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 July 2026.

How much does Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $288 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$115 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$138 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $78 to $4,467Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $288professional $148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wyoming than in Kentucky. 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.

Idaho· 17th of 51

$151

WY $398KY $115

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.