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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Indiana 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$112$105 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$3,311 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,318Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $95 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $112

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
$125.89
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
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
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 35th of 51

$126

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.