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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

South 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$145 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$126 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $117 to $240Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $100 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $148professional $214

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
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
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.30

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$204

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.