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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Nevada 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$117$102 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$200 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $102 to $4,467Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $89 to $186
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $117

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
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
5 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
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 35th of 51

$120

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.