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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Minnesota 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$224$162 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$123 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $107 to $955Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $120 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $257professional $224

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
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$229

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.