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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Arizona 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 5 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$120$100 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$251 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $115 to $6,457Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $89 to $200
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $120

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 40th of 51

$123

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.