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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Florida 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 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$110$91.20 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,479 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,965Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $79 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $110

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
$645.65
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$269.15
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 41st of 51

$120

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.