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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Alaska 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 6 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$316$170 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$148 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $117 to $912Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $110 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $178professional $316

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$457.09

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$316

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.