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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Massachusetts 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$141$115 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$120 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $102 to $3,715Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $102 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $174professional $141

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
$102.33
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 23rd of 51

$145

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.