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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Minnesota 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 6 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$229$170 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$282 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,445Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $120 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $407professional $229

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
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$240

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.