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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Maine 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$123 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$501 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $339 to $708Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $102 to $191
$100$200$500facility $525professional $155

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
10 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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.78

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 18th of 51

$155

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.