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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Arkansas 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 Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$117$95.50 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$135 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,820Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $81 to $162
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 34th 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.