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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Virginia 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 8 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$126$100 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$123 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $98 to $7,079Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $87 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $214professional $126

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
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$129

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.