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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 October 2026.

How much does Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$155 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$170 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,202Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $112 to $245
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $302professional $191

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
16 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
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$191

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.