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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Massachusetts 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$178$129 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$107 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $87 to $2,042Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $102 to $468
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $170professional $178

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
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$269.15
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$380.19
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
7 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
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 11th of 51

$178

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.