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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Mississippi 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 Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 5 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$126$105 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$282 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,622Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $95 to $269
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $603professional $126

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
$104.71
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $145 · 25th 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.