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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Maine 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 physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $170.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $708 to $708Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $93 to $200
$100$200$500facility $708professional $145

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 22nd 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.