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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Connecticut 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$145$123 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$2,692 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $219 to $10,471Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $110 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $145

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
$218.78
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 16th of 51

$151

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.