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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Iowa 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$117 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$251 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $178 to $7,943Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $100 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $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
$177.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$158

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.