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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 July 2026.

How much does Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$123$102 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$117 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $102 to $5,012Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $93 to $200
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $123

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
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$263.03
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$239.88

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 39th of 51

$123

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.