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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Louisiana 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$117 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$214 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,202Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $100 to $186
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $132

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
$169.82
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$208.93
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
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$145

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.