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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

North Dakota 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$204$170 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$102 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $102 to $269Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $110 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $117professional $204

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
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
8 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
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.30

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$200

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.