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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Alabama 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $589 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 4 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$132$107 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$468 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,585Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $93 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $132

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 18th of 51

$148

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.