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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Vermont 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?

$117

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $129.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $102 to $155
$100$200professional $117

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$371.54

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 47th of 51

$117

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.