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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Tennessee 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $631 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$129$105 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$324 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $100 to $2,089Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $95 to $1,122
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $129

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
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
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 25th of 51

$145

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.