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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Michigan 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 October 2026.

How much does Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $251 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$120 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$186 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $126 to $692Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $89 to $200
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $251professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$77.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Michigan· 29th of 51

$138

AK $407FL $91.20

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.