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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Missouri 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$129$115 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$676 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $129 to $5,248Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $105 to $275
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,622professional $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
$112.20
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wyoming than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Missouri $170 · 11th of 51
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.