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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 October 2026.

How much does Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$100 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$148 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $91 to $3,802Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $89 to $174
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $513professional $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
$100.00
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
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
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.79

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$117

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.