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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 7 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$138$115 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$794 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,888Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $98 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $138

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
$114.82
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 20th 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.