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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$129$110 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$178 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $151 to $8,511Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $100 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $129

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
$154.88
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 19th 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.