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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

New Hampshire 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 July 2026.

How much does Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$115 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$389 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $347 to $9,772Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $102 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wyoming than in Kentucky. 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.

New Hampshire· 13th of 51

$162

WY $398KY $115

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.